Blog: Must we follow all Easy to Read rules?
The development of Easy to Read is often seen as the creation of more definitions and rules – but do we need frames and principles more than rules to write a natural and living Easy Language?
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Easy to Read criteria – for all?
Easy to Read books are nowadays read by a broad and varied audience, from people with intellectual disabilities to unused readers, and those who are learning a new language. Should we provide different criteria and various Easy Languages for the diverse reader groups?
Reading and learning
For a person with dyslexia school might be a challenge, when reading is difficult and slow. Letters change places and jump on the line. Is reading the only way to learn, or are there other possibilities?
Reading with the eyes – and ears?
Teachers and experts recommend audio books especially for people who are not used to reading.
But does listening with the ears develop the brain as much as reading with the eyes?
What is Easy Language and Easy to Read?
How should Easy Language and Easy to Read be defined? Is Easy Language a constructed or a natural language? Are the language and the contents in Easy to Read books poorer than in books in standard language?
Reading is beneficial for health
Our health benefits from reading. Books influence our development, intellect and emotions. Reading creates balance in life.
Easy to Read e-books – same reading experience?
Easy to Read books are mainly connected with paper books, but how do Easy e-books function? Do they offer the same reading experience?