“To date, I have not witnessed any other educational technique that has had such an immediate impact on an individual’s reading ability.” Brucie Ball, EdS, staffing specialist, Dade County public school system, Florida
“We have sent hundreds of people to Dr. Irlen’s website and clinics to get treatment. Many people have gotten significant relief. Our clients have scanned several people before and after treatment. Remarkably, when people obtain benefit from the treatment, it helps to balance brain function. One of the factors that drew me to SSS and the Irlen treatment is its simplicity and effectiveness.” Daniel Amen, M.D. (Brain in the News newsletter), author of Healing ADD
“The teachers report that (the treatment) changes non-readers into readers, enables others to read longer, and enhances speed and comprehension for others.” Ellen Crill, Chawanakee Joint School District, California
“It is the single most important advance in the treatment of reading difficulties I’ve ever seen.” John Bald, literacy expert, consultant, National Curriculum Council; writer, The Mail
“This work has added a much needed therapeutic dimension to the treatment of dyslexics or learning disabled while highlighting the underlying perceptual vs. linguistic origins. [Irlen] colored lenses may significantly compensate for visual overloading and the destabilizing effects that result. They facilitate fixation and tracking by adding color to sharpen foreground/background relationships.” Harold N. Levinson, M.D., author of Smart but Feeling Dumb
“We are finding a disproportionally high incidence of Scotopic Sensitivity among underprepared and underachieving college students. Students with SSS reported reading problems made significant gains in both rate and comprehension on the same reading test with the use of [Irlen] colored overlays.” Gen. M. Ramirez, Ph.D.., director of the Learning Assistance Center, California State University at Long Beach, California
“We have added Scotopic Sensitivity Screening as an intervention procedure. This has resulted in many non-readers using colored overlays and/or filters and has prevented the need of special education services. Because of the use of colored overlays and/or filters, our special education referrals have been greatly reduced.” Carolyn Rounsaville, director of Special Education, Banning Unified School District, California
“I have had a wonderful time with SSS screening, dazzled by the brilliance of your discovery. I can’t get over my own obtuseness in never having picked up the distortions in thousands of children and adolescents I have seen-even though they were staring me in the face.” Margie Golick, Ph.D., chief psychologist, McGill-Montreal Children’s Hospital Learning Center, Canada
“Our local Rotary clubs raised the money to train school staff how to test for SSS. Our results were exciting because over 200 learning disabled students were tested and over 75% have SSS and were helped in their reading, writing, comprehension, and math. This is a simple, common sense approach. The cost is minimal and the results are maximum.” Arthur McCullough, Escondido West Rotary Club, California
Taken from Reading by the Colors, Updated Edition, with permission by the author