Refugee Communication Board & Using Symbols
Posted by Gillian McNeill on the 23rd November, 2015
Using Symbols to Support Communication – English as an Additional Language (EAL)? Have you considered using symbols to support pupils in school who do not have English as their first language? Although, symbol use is now established in our toolbox of strategies for supporting pupils with ...
Using Speak Selection on your iPad?
Posted by Allan Wilson on the 20th November, 2015
I've been speaking to parents and teachers about iPads at a number of events recently and have been struck by the number of people asking about apps to help with reading who don't know about the built-in 'Speak Selection' and 'Speak Screen' facilities. If all you want is to b...
Reliant on Readers, Stuck with Scribes, or Independent with ICT?
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 17th November, 2015
Technology is replacing the use of readers and scribes in schools - but not quickly enough. Too many learners do not have access to technology or to digital learning resources, and are being taught to rely on staff to read to them or write for them. On Saturday I ran a workshop at the National ...
Latest Doran Newsletter
Posted by Allan Wilson on the 9th November, 2015
"Doran" is "shorthand" for the process of implementing the recommendations of the report produced in 2012 by Peter Doran and colleagues aimed at providing better outcomes and experiences for children and young people with complex additional support needs. The recommendations are ...
New Barrington Stoke eBooks
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 2nd November, 2015
Barrington Stoke, who publish excellent books for reluctant, struggling or dyslexic readers, have released Tints, an app that lets you buy digital versions of some of their titles. Barrington Stoke have not published digital versions of their titles before because they have significant concerns ...
The Wheel of Android Apps for Dyslexia
Posted by Allan Wilson on the 26th October, 2015
Ever since we first produced our wheel of iPad Apps for Learners with Dyslexia / Reading and Writing Difficulties in October 2013, we've had regular requests for a similar wheel for tablets and smartphones that use the Android operating system. IPads are used much more frequently than Android de...
Supporting Creativity
Posted by Craig Mill on the 20th October, 2015
CALL Scotland is pleased to announce the release of a new resource; ‘iPad Apps to Support Creativity’. The resource is available as a free download from the CALL Scotland website. Based on ten categories, the infograph offers apps to support a range of curriculum activities as ...
National Braille Week event
Posted by Shirley Lawson on the 9th October, 2015
Dennis Robertson, MSP for Aberdeen West, welcomed everyone to the 'Dots to Digital' event at the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday night. This was a celebration as part of National Braille Week (October 5-11) and highlighted the continued use of Braille as a tactile system...
Help to improve Stuart's and Heather's speech!
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 9th October, 2015
Earlier this week colleagues commented that the Stuart computer voice pronounces some words incorrectly - "cereal" and "lasagne" were mentioned and sure enough, these words do sound weird. It is possible to change the pronunciation of individual words, and so we are looking ...
Scottish Children's Book Awards symbol resources
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 8th October, 2015
The shortlisted titles for this year's Scottish Children's Book Awards were announced on August 28th by the Scottish Book Trust. The Bookbug books are Mouse's First Night at Moonlight School by Simon Puttock and Ali Pye, Wanted! Ralfy Rabbit Book Burglar by Emily Mackenzie Neve...
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