New and Revised iPad App Wheels
Posted by Allan Wilson on the 26th October, 2017
To coincide with the Dyslexia Scotland Educational Conference on Saturday 28th October, we have updated our iPad Apps for Learners with Dyslexia / Reading and Writing Difficulties wheel and will be launching a new wheel, iPad Apps for Learners with Dyscalculia / Numeracy Difficulties. Both can be do...
Making the most of PDFs and Adobe Acrobat Reader for learners with additional support needs (ASN)
Posted by Craig Mill on the 23rd October, 2017
CALL Scotland is pleased to announce the release of a new infograph/poster; Making the most of PDFs and Adobe Acrobat Reader for learners with additional support needs (ASN). The infograph/poster highlights some of the built-in tools available in the free PDF viewer, Adobe Acrobat Reader. Maki...
Bobath Scotland World CP Day Conference, 4th October
Posted by Allan Wilson on the 25th September, 2017
CALL Scotland will have an exhibition stand at Bobath Scotland's World Cerebral Palsy Day Conference at the Hilton Hotel, William Street, Glasgow G3 8HT on Wednesday 4th October. The conference, sponsored by Digby Brown Solicitors, is free to attend, very friendly and relaxed - you don't hav...
Tackling Word Problems in Maths
Posted by Allan Wilson on the 14th September, 2017
Many people can cope with basic arithmetic when a problem is presented as a sum to be calculated, but struggle when the question is wrapped up in words. Text to speech software can help with reading the words in a problem, but it won't necessarily make the question easier to understand, or to an...
Number Squares
Posted by Allan Wilson on the 13th September, 2017
Our third blog for Maths Week Scotland focuses on the use of Number Squares which are a tried and tested tool for helping learners gain confidence and familiarity with working with numbers, particularly in the form of addition squares and multiplication squares. For many years, teachers have been en...
New to using an iPad? Free training
Posted by Shirley Lawson on the 13th September, 2017
New iPad courses on offer - FREE Professional Learning! An Apple Regional Training Centre (RTC) delivers courses to build the skills and confidence of educators to use Apple technology inside and outside the classroom. CALL Scotland is a designated Apple RTC and our special interest lies in p...
Using a Number Line
Posted by Allan Wilson on the 11th September, 2017
This is our second blog for Maths Week Scotland. Today we are looking at the idea of using a Number Line, a popular manipulative to help young learners with dyscalculia and other numeracy difficulties gain a better understanding of numbers. We are going to focus on the Number Line app from the Math ...
Maths Week Scotland - Subitising
Posted by Allan Wilson on the 11th September, 2017
To mark Maths Week Scotland, we will be publishing a short blog every day looking at apps that can help improve the numeracy skills of pupils with dyscalculia, or other difficulties with mathematics. Today we are looking at 'subitising' and an app that can help learners work on this skill. W...
Free Dyslexia and Inclusive Practice Masterclasses
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 1st September, 2017
Dyslexia Scotland is delivering 5 free Masterclasses in dyslexia and inclusive practice for 500 staff across Scotland. The sessions are led by Fran Ranaldi, Development Officer (Dyslexia and Inclusive Practice) of Education Scotland, with contributions from the Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit Worki...
MyStudyBar version 4
Posted by Craig Mill on the 30th August, 2017
CALL Scotland is pleased to announce the release of MyStudyBar V4. MyStudyBar is designed to support the study cycle from planning and structuring thoughts and ideas to support with reading and writing. Although MyStudyBar is designed to support learners with literacy-related difficulties such...
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