B.D.A. web has general information about music and dyslexia, and a free guide for music teachers.

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• Dragon NaturallySpeaking Premium.
• Claro Ideas.
• ClaroSpeak S.E.
• EB WordBanks.
• SymWriter.
• Voxenable.
• USB Headset.

The price is £149.00 ex VAT.
Contact 01223 420 101 or Iansyst web.
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Microlink also has a helpful education bundle.
The Claro Learning Access Suite 2012 consists of a Site Licence for the following products:

• ClaroRead Standard V6.
• ClaroView V1.
• ScreenRuler V3.
• ClaroIdeas V2.
• ClaroCapture V2.
• Claro WordBanks V1.
• Claro ScreenMarker.

Primary Schools £795 ex VAT, Secondary schools £1,495 ex VAT.

• Optional Add-on Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional.

Contact 02380 240 379 (Education Dept) or Microlink web.
See a case study of school use of the Access Suite.

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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 to provide a solution to students who require assistance in reading, writing and learning, with the main goal of the initiative being to improve grade attainment and employment prospects of students on the island.

Sight and Sound Technology will provide ongoing support to students and teachers on a day-to-day basis through their assistive technology help desk, at the company’s headquarters in Northampton.

The initiative will provide all schools on the island with Kurzweil 3000, a best in class literacy support screen reader application that supports learners in reading, writing, organisation and other activities of their study. Students will have access to the software at home and also be able to access the latest “Cloud” (internet) based version of Kurzweil 3000 called “firefly”.

The DEC’s five secondary schools will also be provided with Dragon Naturally Speaking – a digital dictation solution that integrates with Kurzweil 3000, enabling students to perform tasks on their computer through speech recognition.
The initiative aims to improve students’ skills for employment and achievement in later life.

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• Exhibitions enticing us to think more about Apps!
• B.Y.O.T. Bring Your Own Technology.

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Launched in Cambridge on 13 February, the van will go to Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Leicester, Swansea, Swindon, Bath and London this year.

See details, and sign up for the Dyslexia on the Move newsletter.

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For school staff, who are helping struggling readers, using Load2Learn and Free or Low-Cost technology.

Get a crash course in how to:

• Modify Word documents and PDFs to be more accessible;
• Structure Word documents and PDFs for easier navigation and increased productivity;
• Make audio versions of documents with free text-to-speech tools and cheap high-quality synthetic voices.

Load2Learn now has accessible versions of over 2000 textbooks, free for schools that have bought the printed versions, to sign up and download to use with print-disabled pupils.

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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 (£135)

or individually (£15). The titles are:

• Dyslexia and Co-occurring Difficulties.
• Maths learning difficulties, dyslexia and dyscalculia.
• Music, other Performing Arts and Dyslexia.
• Dyslexia and Parents.
• Dyslexia in Education: A Guide for Teachers and TAs.
• Dyslexia in the Workplace.
• Dyslexia, Languages and Multilingualism.

Of particular interest for I.C.T. information are:

• Tips for the Dyslexic Adult,
  with a chapter by B.D.A. NTC members.
• Dyslexia: Early Identification,
  written by NTC member Judith Stansfield.
• Dyslexia and Useful Technology,
  edited by E.A. Draffan with contributions by many NTC members.

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