2002Journal of Visual Impairment & BlindnessRequires access

The Effects of Practice with Prescribed Reading Glasses on Students with Low Vision

Janice K. Smith, Jane N. Erin

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This article reports on a study of the effects of regular instruction and practice with prescription reading glasses with three students with low vision. The results indicated that two students demonstrated no advantage in reading large print and one student experienced a decreased reading rate using standard print and reading glasses. Furthermore, all three students preferred to read standard print with reading glasses.

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This article reports on a study of the effects of regular instruction and practice with prescription reading glasses with three students with low vision. The results indicated that two students demonstrated no advantage in reading large print and one student experienced a decreased reading rate using standard print and reading glasses. Furthermore, all three students preferred to read standard print with reading glasses.

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This article reports on a study of the effects of regular instruction and practice with prescription reading glasses with three students with low vision. The results indicated that two students demonstrated no advantage in reading large print and one student experienced a decreased reading rate using standard print and reading glasses. Furthermore, all three students preferred to read standard print with reading glasses.

Key concepts: Reading (process), Reading rate, Low vision, Optometry, Blindness, Words per minute, Psychology, Mathematics education

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