Dyslexia-Friendly Children’s Books
For most children with dyslexia, reading is already a struggle, but when you go to the bookstore or library to try to find something to read and everything is a small print or crazy fonts, it makes it even harder. That’s why we’d like to share this list of books with dyslexia-friendly typefaces.
Dyslexia-friendly typefaces are recommended for readers because the type is spaced farther apart and usually has thicker lines within parts of letters. This helps a reader distinguish between letters and words more easily. Examples of typefaces to look for are ARIAL or COMIC SANS.
Among these options is “Here’s Hank,” written by Henry Winkler, Most famously known as The Fonz, who is dyslexic. The “Here’s Hank” series is designed using the typeface DYSLEXIE, a font developed to help dyslexic readers.
BONUS: You can also download the official DYSLEXIE or OpenDyslexic fonts to use on your student’s devices:
(Hint: If you download these fonts and then read on any electronic device with them, such as Kindle, iPad, etc., that allows you to change the fonts.. you can make almost any Ebook or webpage dyslexic-reader friendly!)
Please note - these books are merely suggestions, they may or may not work for your child and are not meant to be professional medical advice or guaranteed in any way.
