Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/8988
Full metadata record
DC Field | Value | Language |
---|---|---|
dc.contributor.author | Hall, R | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ray, N | - |
dc.contributor.author | Harries, P | - |
dc.contributor.author | Stein, J | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-02T13:46:36Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-09-02T13:46:36Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Disability and Rehabilitation, 35(26), 2221 - 2226, 2013 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0963-8288 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/09638288.2013.774440 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/8988 | - |
dc.description | Copyright @ 2013 Informa UK Ltd. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose: Visual disturbances that make it difficult to read text are often termed “visual stress”. Coloured filters in spectacles may help some children overcome reading problems that are often caused by visual stress. It has been suggested that for optimal effect each child requires an individually prescribed colour for each eye, as determined in systems such as the “Harris Foundation” coloured filters. Alternatively, it has been argued that only blue or yellow filters, as used in the “Dyslexia Research Trust” (DRT) filter system, are necessary to affect the underlying physiology. Method: A randomised, double blind trial with 73 delayed readers, was undertaken to compare changes in reading and spelling as well as irregular and non-word reading skills after 3 months of wearing either the Harris or the DRT filters. Results: Reading improved significantly after wearing either type of filter (t = −8.4, p < 0.01), with 40% of the children improving their reading age by 6 months or more during the 3 month trial. However, spelling ability (t = 2.1, p = 0.05) and non-word reading (f = 4.7, p < 0.05) improved significantly more with the DRT than with the Harris filters. Conclusion: Education and rehabilitation professionals should therefore, consider coloured filters as an effective intervention for delayed readers experiencing visual stress. | en_US |
dc.language | English | - |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Informa Healthcare | en_US |
dc.subject | Coloured filters | en_US |
dc.subject | Reading | en_US |
dc.subject | Visual stress | en_US |
dc.title | A comparison of two-coloured filter systems for treating visual reading difficulties | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2013.774440 | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Brunel Staff by College/Department/Division | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Brunel Staff by College/Department/Division/College of Health and Life Sciences | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Brunel Staff by College/Department/Division/College of Health and Life Sciences/Dept of Clinical Sciences | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Brunel Staff by College/Department/Division/College of Health and Life Sciences/Dept of Clinical Sciences/Occupational Therapy | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Brunel Staff by Institute/Theme | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Brunel Staff by Institute/Theme/Institute of Environmental, Health and Societies | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Brunel Staff by Institute/Theme/Institute of Environmental, Health and Societies/Healthy Ageing | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/University Research Centres and Groups | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/University Research Centres and Groups/Brunel Business School - URCs and Groups | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/University Research Centres and Groups/Brunel Business School - URCs and Groups/Centre for Research into Entrepreneurship, International Business and Innovation in Emerging Markets | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/University Research Centres and Groups/School of Health Sciences and Social Care - URCs and Groups | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/University Research Centres and Groups/School of Health Sciences and Social Care - URCs and Groups/Brunel Institute for Ageing Studies | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/University Research Centres and Groups/School of Health Sciences and Social Care - URCs and Groups/Brunel Institute of Cancer Genetics and Pharmacogenomics | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/University Research Centres and Groups/School of Health Sciences and Social Care - URCs and Groups/Centre for Systems and Synthetic Biology | - |
Appears in Collections: | Occupational Therapy Dept of Health Sciences Research Papers |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fulltext.pdf | 159.98 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Items in BURA are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.