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Music A.T.
B.D.A. book “Music, other Performing Arts and Dyslexia” has many examples of assistive technology for music. We have put brief details of software, including apps, in a new page, Music Technology. B.D.A. web has general information about music and dyslexia, … Continue reading
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Education bundles
Iansyst has put together a useful collection of programs. Education Assistive Technology Bundle, worth over £300, is available for schools, F.E. & H.E. colleges, students and staff. It consists of the latest in voice recognition, text-to-speech, mind mapping, symbol writing … Continue reading
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Tagged assistive technology, dyslexia, Educational bundles, iansyst, Microlink, software
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A.T. in Isle of Man schools
Sight and Sound Technology to Support Isle of Man School Literacy Initiative. The initiative, which is jointly funded by The Department of Education and Children (EDC) and The Department of Economic Development (DED) of the Isle of Man Government, aims … Continue reading
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Tagged Dragon Naturally Speaking, Firefly, Isle of Man, Kurzweil 3000, S.E.N.
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Greg Brooks’ scheme update
The Dyslexia SpLD Trust has published the fourth edition of “What Works for Pupils with Literacy Difficulties? The Effectiveness of Intervention Schemes” by Greg Brooks. It provides information on research evidence for successful intervention schemes for children who struggle with … Continue reading
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Tagged dyslexia, Fourth edition, Greg Brooks, Intervention schemes, SpLD
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I.C.T. event high-lights
NTC members E. A. Draffan and Neil Cottrell collated the high-lights of recent I.C.T. exhibitions and conferences. Exhibitions enticing us to think more about Apps! B.Y.O.T. Bring Your Own Technology. © B.D.A. New Technologies Committee. March 2013. Copies of this … Continue reading
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Tagged apps, ATIC, B.Y.O.T., BETT, conferences, CSun, dyslexia, exhibitions, I.C.T.
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Free ‘Speak’ for Office
CALL Scotland has written a guide to a well-hidden free Text to Speech facility in Microsoft Office 2010. It can speak selected text in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. Anyone who wants to listen to a lot is likely to … Continue reading
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Tagged dyslexia, Microsoft Office 2010, occasional words, select and speak
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Dyslexia on the Move.
The British Dyslexia Association has a new van, which will take examples of assistive technology resources, a mobile exhibition of dyslexic artists’ work and other dyslexia information round England and Wales. Launched in Cambridge on 13 February, the van will … Continue reading
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Tagged dyslexia, Dyslexia on the Move, dyslexic art, I.T. information, van
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B.D.A. at new exhibition
Education Innovation, Manchester Central. 8 and 9 March 2013. 9:30a.m. to 4pm. B.D.A. stand A20 and offering free advice sessions in the Yellow Seminar Room. B.D.A. seminars: Assistive Support for Dyslexic Learners. Dr Kate Saunders. 12 noon Friday 8 March. … Continue reading
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Tagged B.D.A. seminars, B.D.A. stand, dyslexia, Educational Innovations, new exhibition
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Load2Learn webinar
The Load2Learn project by Dyslexia Action and the R.N.I.B., now joined by Dolphin Computer Access, and supported by the Department of Education, will host a free online webinar at 7pm on Thursday 21 February 2013. For school staff, who are … Continue reading
B.D.A. new books
The British Dyslexia Association has published 11 books. PDF files are available for purchasers of the printed versions. Dyslexia Friendly Schools Good Practice Guide (19.95) You can buy ten of the books as a set: BDA Set of Ten Books … Continue reading
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Tagged adults, books, dyslexia, I.C.T., New Technologies Committee, parents, pdf files, teachers
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GCSE English
There has been an important change in examination access arrangements for many dyslexic candidates taking GCSE English! Previously, pupils with serious literacy difficulties could have a human reader for all examination papers except English. Now, if they use Text to … Continue reading
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Tagged dyslexia, English, examinations, GCSE, text-to-speech
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Mind-maps
Mindmapping is a tool which helps some visual dyslexic individuals to organise their ideas. Jottings, with images if wanted, can be displayed as a mind map or concept map and converted to a text outline. This can be developed into … Continue reading
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Tagged apps, concept maps, dyslexia, for purchase, free, mind maps, mindmapping
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Free Resources
We have completely revised our Freeware Products page. The items are a small selection of the vast range of available applications, mainly Windows-based rather than Android or Apple Apps, or interactive programs. There are suggestions for: 1. Portable USB Pen … Continue reading
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Tagged calculators, downloadable, dtyslexia, freeware, planning, reading, USB pendrives, web use, Windows, writing
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BETT 2013
B.D.A. will be at the Education and Technology show, BETT 2013, at the new venue, ExCel, London, from Wednesday 30 January to Saturday 2 February. We are very grateful to 4 Organisational Members, who will give B.D.A. a small space … Continue reading
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Tagged BDA at BETT, BETT 2013, dyslexia, I.C.T., seminars, stands
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Apps and Dyslexia
We have revised the Apps page, added more suggestions, and included information about Apps for Androids. All these have dyslexia friendly aspects but dyslexic learners and users will have different preferences. Do please tell us which Apps you like and … Continue reading
CALL Scotland
CALL (Communication, Access, Literacy and Learning) Scotland has specialist expertise in communication and assistive technology, mainly for schools. Its new venture is CALL Live Webinars (online seminars). See CALL Scotland web for the full schedule of forthcoming free webinars. Recordings … Continue reading
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Tagged assistive technology, Call Scotland, Co:Writer, dyslexia, Jamie Munro, Margaret Crombie, webinars
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iPad help
Craig Mills and his colleagues from CALL Scotland have written and published an iPad book to support learners and users with additional support needs: iPads for Communication, Access, Literacy and Learning (iCALL). The book is free to download as a … Continue reading
Ghotit for Mac
Ghotit Real-Writer, is a very simple editor with most basic functions and big buttons. It includes text-to-speech and word-prediction, and corrects spelling, grammar and punctuation as in Ghotit for Windows. System requirements are Mac OS X 10.5 and higher with … Continue reading
I.C.T. book review
Brilliant Ideas for Using I.C.T. in the Inclusive Classroom by Sally McKeown and Angela McGlashon. A David Fulton book published by Routledge ISBN 978-0-415-67254-2. £22.99. Available from SEN Books. Sally McKeown and Angela McGlashon have produced a book that will … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela McGlashon, book, brilliant ideas, classroom, dyslexia, ICT, Sally McKeown
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Computers in schools.
.. what is happening now? By Di Hillage, Chairman, BDANTC. About thirty years ago the first computers started to appear in schools. Teachers looked for ways in which these new devices might help to teach their subjects. Many pupils became … Continue reading
