Something about sums
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 1st October, 2014
One common challenge facing many learners with additional support needs is that of writing down mathematical and arithmetic working. This can be a real difficulty for learners with handwriting problems, dyspraxia, low muscle tone, dyslexia and dyspraxia, and learners on the autistic spectrum. S...
October is AAC Awareness month
Posted by 14 on the 1st October, 2014
Are you aware of AAC? So what is AAC? Augmentative and Alternative Communication If you would like to know more about supporting children and adults that cannot speak well enough to make themselves understood - or you would like your colleagues or students to - why not try CALL&...
activity choice boards for keep talking book
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 24th September, 2014
As well as now being able to download individual activities from CALL's Keep Talking book, there are now 'communication game choice boards' available to download for each section. These are made up from the symbols assigned to each activity within the book and can be found underneath...
new teejay maths books in action!
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 24th September, 2014
I was in a school yesterday assessing a pupil. He is working on book 1A from the TeeJay Maths scheme. His hand writing is poor and liable to get worse with time and as the amount of writing he has to tackle increases throughout Secondary. I showed his teacher the Books For All database and sh...
keep talking activities-on the go!
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 24th September, 2014
In a recent blog post, Gillian mentioned using PCS within the GoTalk Now app to create two communication activities 'Scavenger Hunt' and 'I went to the shops and I bought.' These and many more communication games can be found in CALL's 'Keep Talking' Book, availab...
soundingboard webinar
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 18th September, 2014
If you'd like to know more about the great FREE communication app SoundingBoard and how it can be used with pupils who have communication support needs, why not have a look at our recent webinar? It covers simple editing, using digital images on buttons, sharing resources and switch access fo...
pcs symbols available for gotalk now app for ipad!
Posted by Gillian McNeill on the 18th September, 2014
Until now there have been few, if any options for those looking for a symbol-based communication app for iPad that uses PCS Symbols – Picture Communication Symbols. It has been a while coming, during which we have made much use of SymbolStix and Widgit symbols in particular, but yes PCS is...
More Hodder Gibson textbooks available from the Books for All Scotland Database
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 12th September, 2014
16/7/18: We regret that Hodder Gibson textbooks have been temporarily (we hope) removed from the Database at the request of the publisher, following alleged illegal use. We hope that they will be available again in time for the 2018/19 academic session. Rebecca here in CALL has uploaded another 11 H...
new activities and having fun with helpkidzlearn!
Posted by Gillian McNeill on the 11th September, 2014
I noticed an e-newsletter from HelpKidzLearn sitting in my inbox today which mentioned the arrival of some new activities. I hadn’t visited this site for a while, so decided to investigate further……. HelpKidzLearn really is a great online resource for teachers and par...
New TeeJay National 4 and 5 books on the Books for All Database
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 10th September, 2014
Our grateful thanks to Tom Strang and colleagues at TeeJay for providing us with PDFs of their new National 4 and 5 maths textbooks. The CfE Books N4-1, N4-2, N4+ and N5 are now available from the Books for All Scotland Database. The books are PDF files and we have added bookmarks to aid navigati...
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