3.2. Research results
The results showed the expectable difference in reading speed and error rate between dyslectics and intact pupils.
Reading speed of pupils with dyslexia is one third lower than reading speed of intact pupils, the difference being
more or less constant irrespective of the font used (31,3 % with Open Dyslexic, 32,2 % Arial; Table 2). The
difference in error rates is also considerable (84,4 % more mistakes with Open Dyslexic, 75 % more mistakes with
Arial; Table 3). Nevertheless, this difference is very marked and it is not statistically significant.
Our main objective was the analysis of the results concerning pupils with dyslexia. As table 2 and graph 1 show,
reading speed was approximately constant irrespective of the font, to be precise, when reading the font Open
Dyslectic pupils were slightly faster (by a mere one word per minute). Neither the error rate was significantly
influenced by the choice of font, which is evident from table 3 and graph 2. When reading Open Dyslectic, pupils
made slightly fewer mistakes, however, the difference is minimal and not statistically significant.
Neither hypothesis was confirmed by the research, which suggests that the choice of font has no marked impact
on reading speed and error rate.