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Comic books are often recommended for dyslexics for training in reading, as the smaller chunks of text and illustrations can help make meaning clearer. There are typographic ways that comic book letterers could make that even more so, but aesthetics and tradition don’t necessarily make that the highest priority.<\/p>\n


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\nHow Comic Books Can Get Even Better for Dyslexic Readers<\/a><\/span>
\nWhile the medium is relatively accessible for people with reading difficulties, its lettering norms are still leaving some behind.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Comic books are often recommended for dyslexics for training in reading, as the smaller chunks of text and illustrations can help make meaning clearer. There are typographic ways that comic book letterers could make that even more so, but aesthetics and tradition don’t necessarily make that the highest priority. 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