Members · A4 PDF
Dyslexia-friendly and large-print worksheets
Every Working Wombat daily worksheet comes in three levels. Members can also download each one re-typeset for dyslexic readers or in large print. The questions and the answer key stay the same, so every student works on the same skill as the class.
Three levels, clearly named
Each worksheet has three versions of the same activity, all marked on the page, plus one answer key for all three.
- Support · Level 1
An easier way in: smaller numbers, or shorter and more familiar items.
- Core · Level 2
The expected standard for the year level.
- Extension · Level 3
Harder items for students who are ready for more.
Before and after
The first two questions of the Core level of Compass Directions Word Problems (Year 3), shown three ways. On screen these are scaled to fit; the PDFs print at the sizes described below.
WORKING WOMBAT Level 2
Compass Directions Word Problems
Use the four main compass points and the in-between points (north-east, south-east, south-west, north-west) to answer each question.
- Which direction is halfway between north and east?
- Which direction is halfway between south and west?
WORKING WOMBAT Core · Level 2
Compass Directions Word Problems
- Use the four main compass points and the in-between points (north-east, south-east, south-west, north-west) to answer each question.
- Which direction is halfway between north and east?
- Which direction is halfway between south and west?
WORKING WOMBAT Core · Level 2
Compass Directions Word Problems
- Use the four main compass points and the in-between points (north-east, south-east, south-west, north-west) to answer each question.
- Which direction is halfway between north and east?
- Which direction is halfway between south and west?
What changes in the dyslexia-friendly version
- Body text at 15 pt in Nunito, a rounded sans-serif font with clear letter shapes. Nothing is smaller than 14 pt.
- Extra space between letters and between words, and 1.6 line spacing.
- Left aligned, never justified, so the gaps between words stay even.
- One instruction per line, each with its own bullet.
- Bold for labels and emphasis. No italics, no underlining.
- A soft cream page tint. Prefer white? Choose the white version and print it on cream or pastel paper.
- Fewer items on each page and more room to write. A level may run over two pages rather than squeeze.
What changes in the large-print version
- About 150% of the standard sheet: body text at 19.5 pt, and nothing smaller than 18 pt.
- Thicker lines and boxes, darker writing lines and bigger spaces to write in.
- Still A4, ready to print at 100%. There’s no need to enlarge it on the photocopier.
Both versions are real text in the PDF, not pictures of text, so text-to-speech tools can read them aloud and they stay sharp when you zoom in.
Printable packs: enlarged to A3
Our printable packs are finished PDFs, so they can’t be re-typeset. For those, members can download an enlarged version: every page scaled up to A3 (141%). Print it on A3 paper. On A4 it would just print at the normal size again.
Why not a special dyslexia font?
Fonts made for dyslexic readers, such as OpenDyslexic, are free to use, and some students like them. Studies comparing them with ordinary clear fonts have mostly not found that they make reading faster or more accurate, while extra spacing has helped some young readers. So we use a clear sans-serif font and put the effort into spacing and layout. If a student reads better in a particular font, their own preferences come first.
These versions follow common dyslexia style guidance. They don’t replace advice from a student’s teacher, a learning support teacher or a specialist.
How to get them
Accessible versions are included with every Working Wombat subscription and All-Access pass. Open your library from the link in your Working Wombat email and choose Accessible versions. Subscriptions show the sheets for your children’s year levels.