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We present four studies indicating that the size and design of the typeface in textual material for children aged 7-9 may impair speed of reading and comprehension, and measurement of reading attainment. The first study compared the speed with which sample sentences were comprehended. The sentences were printed in Arial font with an x-height of 4.2 or 5.0 mm. The sentences were verified 9% more quickly when presented in the larger typeface. The second study compared reading age on the Salford Sentence Reading Test when the typeface remained at the initial size (xheight 3.3 mm) throughout the test, and when it decreased in size as usual. The average reading age measured with the larger font was 4 months older. The final studies compared the font Sassoon Primary with the font Verdana and showed that Verdana was read and searched more quickly.

Similar to many other jurisdictions, British Columbia (BC) is no longer able to expand forest sector production and employment by drawing upon additional timber reserves, so it is seeking to expand value-added (i.e., secondary) manufacturing in forest products. Given the significance of the forest sector to BC, it is important that decision-makers seeking to promote an expansion in secondary manufacturing have accurate sector information. This paper presents the results of a 1998-99 survey of the BC solid wood secondary manufacturing industry. The project gathered operational, employment, production, marketing and financial information on nine defined product groups of business types (BTs) for 1997. The industry information is analyzed to provide a quantitative and qualitative exarnination on the current structure and significance of the sector, and a discussion on the major challenges confronting secondary manufacturing. An analysis of sector trends is also provided.Sector employment for nine business types totalled 19 490 person years and total sector sales an estimated $3.87 billion (about 22% of total BC forest product sales). Sales for seven business types (excluding panelboards, shakes and shingles) totalled $2.69 billion, up about 40% from 1994 measured in nominal dollars. Direct employment coefficients for a standard volume of timber equivalent are estimated for each of the business types.Key words: forest industry, value-added, employment, markets, policy La Colombie-Britannique (CB) n'est plus en mesure, comme pour plusieurs autres juridictions, d'accroitre la production du secteur forestier et le nombre d'emplois en sollicitant d'autres rkserves de bois,,de telle sorte qu'elle cherche & accroitre le secteur manufacturier B valeur ajoutCe (c'est-&-dire, secondaire) des produits forestiers. Etant donnk l'importance du secteur forestier en CB, il est primordial que les preneurs de dkcisions qui cherchent B promouvoir l'accroissement du secteur secondaire, aient des informations prkcises. Cet article prCsente les rCsultats d'un sondage effectue en 1998-99 en CB sur l'industrie manufacturikre secondaire du bois solide. Ce projet rkunissait les informations sur les opkrations, l'emploi, la production, la mise en march6 et les aspects financiers de neuf groupes dCfinis de produits d'entreprises en 1997. Les informations de l'industrie sont analysCes pour Ctablir un examen quantitatif et qualitatif de la structure actuelle et de l'importance du secteur, ainsi qu'une discussion sur les principaux defis auxquels fait face l'industrie manufacturikre secondaire. Une analyse des tendances sectorielles est tgalement prksentke.Le nombre d'emplois de ces neuf groupes d'entreprises totalisait 19 490 personnes-annCes et les ventes totales estimkes du secteur atteignaient 3,87 milliards $ (environ 22 % du total des ventes de produits forestiers en CB). Les ventes pour sept des ces groupes d'entreprises (excluant les panneaux, les dCclins et les bardeaux) totalisaient 2,69 milliards $, une augmentation de prks de 40 % pa...

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