[SENco-forum] Cream Paper

The postings on this topic have made me wonder whether anyone who

Good point, Jean.  Fluorescent lighting is a story in itself.

A simple way of addressing  the problem of reading books and worksheets 
for children with scotopic sensitivity is to get them to use a coloured 
overlay. I carried a batch of A4 size Overhead Projector transparent 
sheets in the primary colours and tried those with the child, sometimes 
in combination, till s/he found which colour s/he liked.  The child 
could then carry such a sheet around- some of them preferred to half it. 
  Other kids would go to the trouble of buying a plastic wallet 
file-folder in the preferred colour- I think because they felt it was 
less conspicuous.

It was interesting that some of them would move on to use a different 
colour after a time-  finding the initial one had become ineffective.

That still left the problem of the colour of the paper they wrote  on- 
some  youngsters didn't seem to find this so difficult, some would go on 
to get a proper prescription for  coloured spectacles.  Success with 
overlays certainly made the parents more amenable to having the child 
seen by an optician.

Elizabeth

jeanld at fish.co.uk wrote:
> The postings on this topic have made me wonder whether anyone who
> experiences difficulties with colour of type and paper might also have
> difficulties with the texture of the paper, too?
> 
> I am not dyslexic and have never had any difficulty with reading, spelling
> etc.  However, although my longsight is perfect (according to my
> optician!), I have slight astigmatism and my close vision has deteriorated
> - purely anno domini, no specific problem - and I have needed glasses to
> do any close work, especially reading, for years.  Even when I could still
> manage to read without my glasses, the effects of flourescent light on
> shiny paper e.g. The Radio Times, meant that the text was completely
> blurred and I could not read it, even at arms' length.
> 
> I wonder whether this might be a problem for younger people, with better
> eyesight, in the context of dyslexia etc.?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Jean
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> S Wales
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>>   One way to help pupils to see better on screen in Word is to go to Tools
>> Options General and tick the box which says 'Blue background white
>> text'.  This actually prints out black on white but certainly helps my
>> tired eyes at the end of a long day staring at a screen.
>>
>>   As for using different colour print - it is an excellent idea if you can
>> do it.  We only have a black and white photocopier and it can take ages
>> to print documents instead.  We do have coloured paper.  I have used
>> filters as well.
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>>   The nightmare is the pupil who needs their exam paper copied on to a
>> different colour.  Copying papers on to a different colour while trying
>> not to read them and maintain security is really difficult!
>>
>>   Amanda
>>   Secondary SENCO
>>   Cornwall
>> SEN at tringham.net wrote:
>>   Sure that someone will be able to help.
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>> In the meantime economy white paper that has not been bleached to death is
>> better than nothing as is using grey ink instead of black. For many it is
>> the glare off the paper and/or the contrast with the ink that is the
>> problem. For me blue ink on white paper is fine where black is not.
>>
>> Sharon
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