Choosing a font size

Using the proper font size is especially important to make reading easier for

• beginning readers
• people with poor eyesight, or
• people in poor lighting conditions.

Font size is measured in points.

Here are some guidelines to follow when you choose a font size:

• Use large fonts (14-20 points) for

  • beginning readers, and
  • people with poor eyesight.

• Use 10-12 point fonts for

  • advanced readers, and
  • people with normal eyesight.
• Gradually decrease font size as materials become progressively more advanced.
• Experiment with different fonts. Different fonts may appear different in size, even when the point size is the same.

• Task module: Choosing a font size
• In task module: Formatting computer text
• In task module: Formatting printed materials
• In task module: Designing printed materials
• In task module: Producing printed materials, by Anne Klaassens (contributor), Robin Rempel (contributor), Trudy K. Stewart (general editor, contributor), Leah B. Walter (contributor), Glenys Waters (contributor), Diane Wroge (contributor), and Adelle R. Walter (illustrator)
• In task module: Developing instructional materials, by Trudy K. Stewart, Leah B. Walter (contributor), and Trudi C. Hunt (contributor)
• In task module: Developing an instructional program, by Kenneth A. Boothe (contributor), Patricia M. Davis (contributor), Trudy K. Stewart (general editor), Leah B. Walter (contributor), Glenys Waters (contributor), and Adelle R. Walter (illustrator)
• In task module: Implementing a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler)
• In modular book: Implement a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler) and Leah B. Walter (compiler)
• In bookshelf: Literacy

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 4.0, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

Page content last modified: 16 February 1999

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