Well, if you are a Special Needs Child, color could mean the difference between understanding and not being able to read / process the symbols we call letters! There are Dr’s out there that you can take your child to and spend LOTS of money. But, if you don’t have the money to take you child to one of these Doctors, there are some different ways you can still help your child.
First, go to the dime store (or Office Supply Store) and buy a box of multi-color Dividers or multi-color Sheet Protectors. Take one page of each of the colors out and cut the long side of the page (so that you can slip the colored page onto a workbook or book that your child is working on). Now try out each color on the book and see which color is easiest for your child to read/decipher.
Another avenue to try is to go to Big Lots or the 99 cent store and buy colored sun glasses. You can usually pick them up for a dollar a piece. The usual colors that are tested are Blue, Green, Pink and Yellow.
So …you’ve figured out what color is best for your child. Now what? Well, there are several ways to incorporate your color into your teaching/living. One way is to make sure your child wears their Special Color Glasses when doing school work. Another way is to use the colored Sheet Protectors. Place them on the page you are working on and have them read/write right on the Sheet Protector.
What has worked best for us is to stock up on Light Blue paper (that’s what our color is) and print everything out on Blue paper and card stock. I’ve printed out all the Word Fans and Word Wheels on Light Blue Card Stock and put them into a plastic zip bag (with a corner cut off so it won’t fluff out when you shut it).
This may seem simple – and it is – but this simple little change takes a lot of the frustration out of learning time.