web design<\/em>. (And, the most common font-related conclusion I found is: fonts designed to benefit dyslexic readers don’t.)<\/p>\nAt this point, I simply don’t have a research-based answer to this question.<\/p>\n
To Be Clear…<\/h2>\n
This search genuinely surprised me. Given the frequency of the claim — just google it! — I assumed I’d find a robust research pool.<\/p>\n
But, no.<\/p>\n
Given the potential for controversy here, I want to answer some likely questions:<\/p>\n
“Are you saying Comic Sans DOESN’T help dyslexic readers?”<\/p>\n
No. I’m saying I can’t find a research-based answer either way.<\/p>\n
“If you’re not an expert in dyslexia, how can you be so sure?”<\/p>\n
Honestly, I’m not sure. I’m usually fairly skilled at finding the research basis behind educational claims. (Heck, I wrote a book about doing so.) But in this case, I simply couldn’t discover a convincing answer to the question.<\/p>\n
“Look, this research right here shows that Comic Sans does help!”<\/p>\n
AWESOME! Please share it with me so I can write a follow-up post.<\/p>\n
“My student\/child\/colleague tells me that Comic Sans helps a lot.”<\/p>\n
That kind of individual experience is useful and important. I hope that researchers explore this question, so we can know with greater confidence whether or not it helps most dyslexic readers.<\/p>\n
“How long did you look?”<\/p>\n
Maybe an hour, spread out over two days. I certainly could have missed something. I hope you’ll let me know if you’ve got a study that looks at this possibility.<\/p>\n
TL;DR<\/h2>\n
You might have heard that Comic Sans helps dyslexic readers; you might have heard that “research says so.”<\/p>\n
Those claims might be true, but I haven’t (yet) found research supporting them. If you know of that research, please send it my way!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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