185. A Bible for Dyslexia and ADHD: Making Scripture More Accessible with Laura Bartlett

About this episode

This episode features an interview with Laura Bartlett discussing the Clear Focus Bible designed for readers with dyslexia and ADHD.

If you’ve ever wanted to read the Bible more consistently but struggled to stay focused — or if you have a child who getsfrustrated, distracted, or overwhelmed by reading — today’s episode is especially for you. In our last conversation, we talked about dyslexia for the first time on the show. And one of the questions that came up again and again was, What does support actually look like in everyday life? Not just in schoolwork — but in faith, too. Today, we’re continuing that conversation in an interview with Laura Bartlett , Associate Publisher for ZondervanBibles , about a Bible designed specifically for readers withdyslexia and ADHD: the Clear Focus Bible . This Bible uses Bionic Reading typography — a research-based layout that highlights parts of words to help the brain recognize them more easily, guiding the eyes across the page and improving focus and comprehension. For many readers, this removes the constant friction that makes reading feelexhausting or discouraging. The Clear Focus Bible is being released throughZondervan, and it represents something really important to me: the idea that struggling to read doesn’t mean someone is less spiritual, less disciplined, or…

People in this episode

Guest: Laura Bartlett

Topics covered

• dyslexia
• ADHD
• Bible
• accessibility
• reading

Keywords

• Bionic Reading
• Zondervan Bibles
• Clear Focus Bible

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Bible, the Clear Focus Bible, Clear Focus Bible

Books & works: A Bible for Dyslexia and ADHD, Scripture, Bible, the Clear Focus Bible for Kids, the Clear Focus Bible for Adults

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