Dyslexia-Friendly Reading

We know that dyslexia or visual stress can make reading harder and less fun, so here are some of the services we offer that might make reading more accessible.

• Barrington Stoke publish books with dyslexia-friendly fonts, off-white paper and careful spacing between words to help reduce visual stress. Find out which Barrington Stoke books we have on our catalogue here
• Large print books can make reading easier for some people. Find out what large print junior books we have here
• Borrowbox, our eBook and eAudiobook app, has a feature where you can change the font to a dyslexia-friendly version. You can also make the text larger.
• The Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Junior Edition has a read along button at the top of every article that might be useful for research topics.
• We are currently trialling an audio magazine, Fact Factory, where the text is read aloud when you hold a special pen over the words. This is available at City Library.