{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Think. Learn. Live.","title":"The Font Problem Schools Don’t Realize They're Causing","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":473,"description":"Why do some students struggle with handwriting even when they practice regularly?In this episode of Think Learn Live, Cheri Dotterer shares a real story from her work with a student who could not write small enough for his age. The breakthrough didn’t come from more handwriting practice — it came from discovering a font mismatch.Many educational materials use fonts that don’t match the way we actually form letters when we write by hand. When the letters students read look different from the letters they are taught to write, it can create confusion and slow down progress.In this video you’ll learn:• Why two-story and one-story letters can affect handwriting development • How reading fonts and writing instruction sometimes conflict • Why Cheri chose Poppins for her book Handwriting Brain-Body DisConnect • How font design affects accessibility and learningSmall design choices can have a big impact on how the brain processes information. Understanding those patterns can help students learn more easily.If you'd like a signed copy of Cheri’s book:📘 Handwriting Brain-Body DisConnect https://www.handwritingbrainbodydisconnect.com/bookTimestamps0:00 The handwriting problem 0:30 A student who couldn’t write small enough 1:00 The surprising discovery in a workbook 1:45 One-story vs two-story letters 2:30 Fonts that help students read and write 3:20 Why Poppins works well for learning 4:00 Lexend and accessibility considerations 5:00 Why fonts matter more than people realize 6:00 The accessibility implications onlineAbout Cheri DottererCheri Dotterer, MS, OTR, is an occupational therapist and dysgraphia specialist who has worked with children and adults with learning differences for over 30 years. Her work focuses on the brain-body connection in handwriting and learning.Keywordsdysgraphia, handwriting problems, handwriting development, fonts and learning, accessible fonts, education accessibility, poppins font, lexend font, handwriting brain body disconnect, occupational...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/aeUcitSIOSQusdhquLLGzHpd93HWKoz_xiUg_mgMCUc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81Yjk5/YWU3N2VlYzY2YTA5/NTk2YzliNTIyMTNk/NTFiMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}