Students of any age or ability level
- Children and teens in grades K-12
- Average students
- Gifted or twice-exceptional (2e) students
- Students with special needs
- >Adults of all ages and abilities
- May have poor reading stamina or inability to read for sustained periods
- May need focusing or tracking support when reading
- May have 1 or more reading or learning challenges
- May have diagnosed/undiagnosed/suspected reading or learning disabilities
- May be easily distracted or overwhelmed by too much text on a page
- May experience fatigue or stress when reading black text on white page backgrounds
How these individuals would use the tools with books, documents & some tech devices:
- Select a preferred reading filter color to customize the tools for individual reading needs.
- Improve attention and focus.
- Use to learn new vocabulary or spelling words more easily.
- Use with equations and column addition, multiplication & division problems for improved accuracy.
- Use with portable e-readers and tablets, too. (Protective film required for device screens to prevent scratching with this application.)
Examples
- Students can choose from among the yellow, deep blue or clear/non-glare reading filter colors provided for each tool to help improve visual comfort, focus and stamina when reading.
- Students can isolate 1-2 lines of text (depending on font size) with each tool. Surrounding text not needing immediate attention will be covered, decreasing distractions as well as improving focus, tracking, fluency, comprehension and retention of content read.
- By moving the tool’s Reading Notch or Reading Window over a new word (from left to right), readers can easily breakdown words into phonemes or syllables for more effective learning.
- With math applications, cover parts of an equation for focus OR turn tools 90 degrees for column-type math problems
- Users can experience more focus when using the tools to read e-books and other digital text on e-readers, tablets and other hardware. (Please place a protective film on tech device screens to prevent scratches.)
Recommended products
For Individual Student
Reading Focus Cards Set A—Asst. Colors (w/ 1 short & 1 long tool)
Reading Focus Cards Set B—Custom Colors (w/ 1 short & 1 long tool in customer’s choice of face colors)
4-Pk. Reading Focus Cards (Model #001 only)-Asst. Colors (For books w/ 2 text columns per page & e-readers)
4-Pk. Reading Focus Cards (Model #002 only)-Asst. Colors (For books w/ longer text lines & e-tablets)
Children’s book/tool sets available at https://focusandread.com/products
For the Classroom or Larger Groups
Reader’s Bundle (3 Reading Focus Card Sets A—incl. 6 tools)
Super Bundle (10 Reading Focus Card Sets A—incl. 20 tools)
4-Pk. Reading Focus Cards (Model #001 only)-Asst. Colors (For books w/ 2 text columns per page & e-readers)
4-Pk. Reading Focus Cards (Model #002 only)-Asst. Colors (For books w/ longer text lines & e-tablets)
Children’s book/tool sets available at https://focusandread.com/products