Tag Archives: dyslexia
Universal Access to Reading Software
Posted in Tools & Resources
Gerry Kennedy October 31, 2011
Gerry Kennedy October 31, 2011
1. Introduction Students live in a world of symbols, icons and words. Every day they process printed text online and in printed newspapers, journals and magazines, in school worksheets and handouts, in sports reports, recipes, product information, accounts, social web sites, text messages, online chat and/or emails. As emerging readers, they rely on their reading skills, comprehension and experience to understand and interpret the …
Ginger spelling and grammar checker – now even better!
Posted in New Technologies, Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg April 8, 2010
Barbara Landsberg April 8, 2010
You know that MANY students in your classroom struggle to achieve age-appropriate reading and writing skills. This then limits their ability to independently realise their full potential. Just giving these struggling students a laptop will not improve their ability to benefit from your teaching nor from their own research or written work. Adding literacy support software into the package definitely will! Literacy support software …
