Return-Path: <root> Received: (from root@localhost) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) id f7VBrlx09842 for health-archive@nifl.gov; Fri, 31 Aug 2001 07:53:47 -0400 (EDT) Resent-Message-Id: <200108311153.f7VBrlx09842@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from femail18.sdc1.sfba.home.com ([24.0.95.145]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with ESMTP id f3BAdAg11662 for <nifl-health@nifl.gov>; Wed, 11 Apr 2001 06:39:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: from c136780a ([24.179.202.212]) by femail18.sdc1.sfba.home.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.20 201-229-121-120-20010223) with SMTP id <20010411103859.GFF26372.femail18.sdc1.sfba.home.com@c136780a> for <nifl-health@nifl.gov>; Wed, 11 Apr 2001 03:38:59 -0700 Message-ID: <000e01c0c274$6ef1a920$d4cab318@elnsng1.mi.home.com> Reply-To: "Jill Dehlin" <jdehlin@home.com> From: "Jill Dehlin" <jdehlin@home.com> To: <nifl-health@nifl.gov> References: <NDBBKNOLGLDNLBPDOLFCIEJGDDAA.sandras@u.washington.edu> Subject: Re: [NIFL-HEALTH:3001] emphasis in print Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 06:44:49 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Resent-From: root@literacy.nifl.gov Resent-Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 07:53:46 -0400 Resent-To: health-archive@nifl.gov Status: O Content-Length: 3893 Lines: 104 I am an RN working on a PhD in educational psychology. As luck would have it, am working on a review of the literature on reading comprehension. I am finding lots of information pertinent to Sandra's question, but as of yet, and not doing any "testing." If members of the listserv would like, I will pass along information as I distill it. Jill Dehlin Doctoral Student Educational Psychology Michigan State University ----- Original Message ----- From: Sandra Smith <sandras@u.washington.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 4:26 PM Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3001] emphasis in print > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C0C1C2.02796420 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Greetings wise ones: > Has anyone done any testing re most effective way to emphasize key > messages in print materials without compromising comprehension? > Research says colored type, bold type, shading and tints (especially > above 10%), all reduce comprehension of adult readers. Frames may draw the > eye or isolate the text and reduce % who read what's inside the box??- I've > seen no testing reports on frames. Some suggest indenting, nothing in my > files on effectiveness of indents. Your experience, thoughts, and references > will be much appreciated. SS > Sandra Smith, MPH, CHES > Health Education Specialist > University of Washington > Center for Health Ed.& Research > Clinical Instructor,Health Services > Editor,Beginnings: A Practical Guide through Pregnancy > & Beginnings Parent's Guide > Editor, http://www.PrenatalEd.com > Fellow, National Center for Infants, Toddlers & Children > Mailing Address: > 2821 2nd Ave #1601 > Seattle WA 98121 > 206-441-7046 > FAX 728-1926 > sandras@u.washington.edu > > > > > > ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C0C1C2.02796420 > Content-Type: text/html; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> > <HTML><HEAD> > <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = > charset=3Diso-8859-1"> > <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> > <BODY> > <DIV><SPAN class=3D080581320-10042001><FONT face=3DGaramond>Greetings = > wise=20 > ones:</FONT></SPAN></DIV> > <DIV><SPAN class=3D080581320-10042001><FONT = > face=3DGaramond> Has=20 > anyone done any testing re most effective way to emphasize key messages = > in print=20 > materials without compromising comprehension?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> > <DIV><SPAN class=3D080581320-10042001><FONT = > face=3DGaramond> =20 > Research says colored type, bold type, shading and tints (especially = > above 10%),=20 > all reduce comprehension of adult readers. Frames may draw the eye or = > isolate=20 > the text and reduce % who read what's inside the box??- I've seen = > no=20 > testing reports on frames. Some suggest indenting, nothing in my files = > on=20 > effectiveness of indents. Your experience, thoughts, and references = > will be=20 > much appreciated. SS</FONT></SPAN></DIV> > <P><FONT size=3D2>Sandra Smith, MPH, CHES<BR>Health Education=20 > Specialist<BR>University of Washington<BR>Center for Health Ed.&=20 > Research<BR>Clinical Instructor,Health Services<BR>Editor,Beginnings: A=20 > Practical Guide through Pregnancy<BR>& Beginnings Parent's = > Guide<BR>Editor,=20 > <A target=3D_blank=20 > href=3D"http://www.prenataled.com/">http://www.PrenatalEd.com><BR>Fell= > ow,=20 > National Center for Infants, Toddlers & Children<BR>Mailing = > Address:<BR>2821=20 > 2nd Ave #1601<BR>Seattle WA 98121<BR>206-441-7046<BR>FAX=20 > 728-1926<BR>sandras@u.washington.edu<BR><BR></FONT></P> > <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> > > ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C0C1C2.02796420-- >
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