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Font legibility in first year primary students / Legibilidad de distintos tipos de letra en alumnos de primero de primaria

Pages 600-616 | Received 06 Jun 2014, Accepted 19 Aug 2014, Published online: 25 Jun 2015
 

Abstract

The typeface used when students learn to read is largely ignored in educational practice and research. In this study, the reading of 115 Spanish first graders was assessed using texts written with six different typefaces, including a cursive script font. Significant differences were found in the number of decoding errors across the different typefaces, but not in fluency problems or number of words correctly read per minute. Our main conclusion is that the use of typefaces similar to handwriting in school texts for primary students who have already started to read is not justified.

Resumen

Existe poca información sobre el tipo de letra más conveniente para el alumnado que comienza el aprendizaje de la lectura. En este estudio se evaluó la lectura de 115 alumnos españoles de primer curso de primaria con textos escritos utilizando seis fuentes diferentes, una de ellas de tipo manuscrito. Se encontraron diferencias significativas en el número de errores de descodificación, pero no en errores de fluidez o en el número de palabras correctamente leídas por minuto. Se concluye que no parece necesario el uso de fuentes de estilo manuscrito en los materiales escolares de los alumnos de primaria que ya han empezado a leer.

Notes

1. In Spain, the primary education stage consists of six years or grades. The first primary education year begins during the year in which students celebrate their sixth birthday, with the sixth year beginning during the year they turn 11. It is equivalent to the elementary or basic education stage of other countries, although there may be slight differences in the age of the children when they begin or finish that stage. Preschool education precedes the primary education years.

1. En España la etapa de educación primaria tiene seis cursos o grados. El primero lo comienzan durante el año en que los alumnos cumplen seis años, y el sexto curso lo inician en el año en que cumplen 11. Equivale a la etapa elemental o básica de otros países, aunque puede haber algunas diferencias en la edad de comienzo y terminación. La etapa escolar previa a la educación primaria es la de educación infantil.

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