Color overlays

by lindsay/2/il

Apr 1, 2009

Does anyone know where we can get some cheap color overlays to help with reading? I have a student who needs one and they are pretty pricey from the place we checked. I am thinking about trying to print a color onto a trasparency or even cut a clear folder. Any other suggestions?

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Teresa Williams In a book by Marilyn Applebaum, she suggests if a child needs the transparency in a particular color , have the child's reading glasses or clear lenses tinted that color. I've used the sets by Marie Claybo and they have an anti-glare on them that you don't get other places.

Apr 1, 2009

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paulaj On 4/01/09, lindsay/2/il wrote: > Does anyone know where we can get some cheap color > overlays to help with reading? I have a student who needs > one and they are pretty pricey from the place we checked. > I am thinking about trying to print a color onto a > trasparency or even cut a clear folder. Any other > suggestions?
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Apr 2, 2009

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Lisa If the student really needs them, I would invest in good quality overlays. My son had to use them when he was in 2nd and 3rd grades. He had to use blue in order for the words to "calm down" for him to read. He also went to vision therapy during this time to help retrain his brain and eyes to work together. We found a site where he could have 5 over...See More

Apr 2, 2009

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Micky in TX National Reading Styles Institute sells them for $5 each. Not bad if you already know what color the student needs. They sell a sampler kit for about $40, but the overlays are small so it's just to see what color a child needs.

Apr 5, 2009

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Louisiana ST On 4/01/09, lindsay/2/il wrote: > Does anyone know where we can get some cheap color > overlays to help with reading? I have a student who needs > one and they are pretty pricey from the place we checked. > I am thinking about trying to print a color onto a > trasparency or even cut a clear folder. Any other > suggestions?
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Apr 5, 2009

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