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Can you provide a cite for serifed letters being easier for children to learn or recognize?


This page says no:

"Sans serif is better for children learning to read"

Books produced for children are often printed with sans serif text as teachers claim that the simplicity of the letter shapes makes them more recognisable ( Coghill, 1980) , Walker, 2001 ). But studies with child participants have found no difference in their ability to read either style of typeface. ( Coghill, 1980) ; Zachrisson, 1965 , Walker, 2001 )

http://alexpoole.info/blog/which-are-more-legible-serif-or-s...




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