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The READING FOCUS CARDS(U.S. Patents 7,565,759 & 8,360,779)
Low-Tech & Digital Solutions for Struggling Readers of ALL Ages!
Copyright 2016--Brennan Innovators, LLC
The READING FOCUS CARDSU.S. Patent 7,565,759
Inexpensive, customizable tools for challenged readers of ALL ages
Do you know a struggling reader?
What can help her experienceMORE focus & reading SUCCESS?
The RIGHT tools can make all the difference for a challenged reader.
The READING FOCUS CARDS can help!
Happy Child
Purpose of the READING FOCUS CARDS
The Reading Focus Cards can help many readers challenged with attention & focusing issues.
Other readers can also benefit from their use.
The Reading Focus Cards can help with reading issues often associated with:
• AD/HD • Dyslexia• Autism spectrum disorders• Low vision • Stroke recovery & TBI issues• New readers (ELL)
Who can benefit?
What can the READING FOCUS CARDS do?
The Reading Focus Cards…1. Are like no other product on the market.
2. Can isolate 1 or 2 lines of text.
3. Block out more surrounding text than any other tool available, and
4. Allow a reader to change a white page background (to diminish or eliminate "visual stress")
ALL at the same time, if the reader chooses
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The Reading Focus Cards are:• Inexpensive & non-invasive• Customizable for each reader• Portable & non-mechanical (no battery)
• Easy to use• Good for sensory learners (visual/tactile)
• Excellent for different learning styles• Supportive of differentiated instruction
Advantages of the READING FOCUS CARDS
1. The Reading Focus Cards can help: --Both children and adults (ages 4 to 104)
--All ability levels.
2. The Reading Focus Cards were invented by an experienced teacher for her students.
More about the READING FOCUS CARDS
The Reading Focus Card helps improve a reader’s • focus• tracking• concentration• comprehension• retention• reading comfort
Benefits & Outcomes
READING FOCUS CARD
Reading Window
Reading Notch
Binder Ring Hole
Made of soft, gripping face material for finger comfort
Reading Focus CardsU.S. Patent 7,565,759
Model #001--For regular-sized paperbacks & books with 2 or more text columns per page
Model #002--For children’s, larger books, documents & worksheets with longer text lines
NOTE: Both sizes included in every Combo Pack
Reading Focus CardsU.S. Patent 7,565,759
Model #001—For e-readers, too (such as Kindles, Nooks, Kobos, etc.)
Model #002—For e-tablets, too (such as iPads, Androids, etc.)
Recommendation: Please use a protective film for tech device screens.
COLOR can positively affect the reading experience for some struggling readers.
WHY?
The Importance of COLOR
The Importance of COLOR
1. Opens more neuro-pathways connecting
both sides of (the) brain, stimulating the visual senses AND
2. Aids in the retention of information
COLOR…
Source of information: http://www.preferredlearningsolutions.com/products/lexichrome of Preferred Learning Solutions, LLC (Lexichrome)
READING FOCUS CARD Filters
3 Reading Window Filter Colors
Now is the time for all good men and women…
Now is the time for all good men and women…
Now is the time for all good men and women…
Clear/Non-Glare
Yellow
Dark Blue
The 3 different colored filters…
1. Are included with each Reading Focus Card. 2. Are recommended by a developmental
optometric group. 3. Help diminish “visual stress” from white page
backgrounds. 4. Promote greater customization of the tool.
READING FOCUS CARD Filters
READING FOCUS CARD
with Deep Blue Window Filter inserted
READING FOCUS CARD
with Clear/Non-glare Window Filter inserted
READING FOCUS CARD
with Yellow/Highlighting Window Filter inserted
The READING FOCUS CARD
Now is the time for all good men and women to come to the aid of their country. It is most important that all citizens
with Yellow/Highlighting Window Filter over 2 lines of text
The READING FOCUS CARD
Now is the time for all good men and women to
with Deep Blue Window Filter with 1 line of text
Options for Use
Now is the time for all
Options for Use
Now is the time for all good men and women
Options for Use
Now is the time for all good men and
2
2247
6 5
For Math Work
Answer: 26
The READING FOCUS CARDcan also help with:
• column addition • long division/multiplication• other placeholder work • algebraic equations
Note: Depending on math method, one may or may not use a window
filter.
READING FOCUS CARD (Model #001)
READING FOCUS CARD (Model #002)
Face Colors Available“Face” Colors available:
Black Lemon Red Orange Med. Blue Kelly Green Taupe Brown Peach Royal Violet Hot Pink Light Tan Pale Pink
New! Black Textured Grip
Note: Every Reading Focus Card comes with 3 colored
filters regardless of the “face” color(s) chosen.
To order, please visit:http://
www.focusandread.com/product/RFC-001-002-CC
Reading Focus Cards are research-based tools.
Studies of the Reading Focus Cards were conducted in 2007 and 2011.
Reading Focus Cards
Informal Focus Study (2007)
In 2007, a preliminary focus study found that the Reading Focus Cards:
1. (In a special needs classroom) Immediately helped 90% of children to focus and read better.
2. (In a general population sample---two 6th grade classes with no known learning disabilities) Helped 10% of children to read with more success.
Formal Focus Study (2011)
WITH the Reading Focus Cards…1. “All subjects increased their decoding skills by
more than one grade level.”2. “All subjects experienced success in raising
their timed reading scores.”3. “Students increased their reading fluency by 25
correct words per minute while reading passages at their instructional level.”
-A. G., 2011
The Reading Focus Cards have been selected by Kumon-North America & Sylvan Learning
Centers for some of their students.
Reading Focus Card News
To order, please visit: www.FocusandRead.com/products
…but what about reading DIGITAL media?
The Reading Focus Cards Desktop App (Patent 8,360,779) for Macs & Win PCs helps improve the following when reading digital media---both online AND offline:
1. Focus2. Tracking3. Fluency4. Reading rate (speed)5. Accuracy6. Comprehension7. Retention
Reading Focus Cards Desktop App(Patent 8,360,779)
Use with Windows PCs
Use with Macs
Reading Focus Cards Desktop App(Patent 8,360,779)
for OFFLINE digital media, too (Word docs, Excel spreadsheets, PDFs &
more)
for ONLINE digital media (websites, e-books, blog articles & more)
Reading Focus Cards Desktop App(Patent 8,360,779)
Reading Focus Cards Desktop App(Patent 8,360,779)
This innovative, brain-training app FLOATS on top and STAYS on top of nearly any other software application.
Reading Focus Cards Desktop App(Patent 8,360,779)
Reading Focus Cards Desktop App(Patent 8,360,779)
To access the Reading Focus Cards Desktop App, please visit the appropriate link ($5.99 per download):
For MACshttps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/read-and-
focus/id920617853?mt=12
For Windows PCs https://gumroad.com/l/ReadingFocusCards OR visit the Microsoft Windows Store &
search for the Reading Focus Cards. (No URLs provided for apps in the Windows Store.)
Reading Focus Card News
Children & adults in the U.S. & aroundthe globe use the low-tech & digital
Reading Focus Cards. Canada Austria United Kingdom
Mexico Japan Australia
Recent News
1. Reading Focus Cards work with Kindles, Nooks, & other e-readers (Model #001).
2. They can also be used with iPads & other e-tablets (Model #002)
Note: A non-scratch film should be used to protect tech device screens with this application.
The digital Reading Focus Cards app (Patent 8,360,779) was designed by a team of 3 experts
in their respective fields:-a middle-school educator-a clinical psychologist and
-an experienced developer of special needs apps (who also created the OpenDyslexic font)
.
Most Recent News!
One last thing….
The low-tech & digital Reading Focus Cards are
Made in the U.S.A.
FIND YOUR FOCUS
...andKEEP YOUR FOCUS!
For with the low-tech & digital
READING FOCUS CARDS
For more information, please visit www.FocusandRead.com
Thank you
Joan M. Brennan, Educator/InventorBrennan Innovators, LLC
Email: [email protected] Website: www.FocusandRead.com
Blog: http://helpforstrugglingreaders.blogspot.com/ Phone: 314-892-3897