The READING FOCUS CARDSU.S. Patent 7,565,759

Solutions for struggling readers of all ages

Copyright 2014--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.

The READING FOCUS CARDS can help!

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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 5 to 95)

--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

Two Sizes to Fit All Your Reading Needs

READING FOCUS CARD Sizes

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

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

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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

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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

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with Yellow/Highlighting Window Filter over 2 lines of text

The READING FOCUS CARD

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with Deep Blue Window Filter with 1 line of text

Options for Use

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Options for Use

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Options for Use

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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 Yellow GoldenrodRed OrangeGray Lime GreenMed. Blue Kelly GreenNavy Blue ChartreuseTurquoise Pale PinkViolet Hot PinkLavender Maroon New for Spring 2013!

Taupe Brown Peach

Note: Every Reading Focus Card comes with 3 colored

filters regardless of the “face” color(s) chosen.

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

Reading Focus Card News

Children & adults in the U.S. & throughout the world use the 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 devices’ screens with this application.

A digital application of the Reading Focus Card is currently being

developed (Patent 8,360,779).

Most Recent News!

One last thing….

The Reading Focus Cards are

Made in the U.S.A.

FIND YOUR FOCUS

...and

KEEP YOUR FOCUS!

with the

READING FOCUS CARDS

Thank you

Joan M. Brennan, Educator/InventorBrennan Innovators, LLC

Email: joan@focusandread.comProduct Website: www.FocusandRead.com

Blog: http://helpforstrugglingreaders.blogspot.com/ Phone: 314-892-3897