Posted by Robert Stewart on the 11th September, 2013
The Scottish Children's Book Awards is an innovative nationwide reading project in which children and young people from every corner of Scotland read and vote for their favourite Scottish children's books of the year. Last year over an amazing 31,000 votes were cast and c...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 11th September, 2013
As of August 2013, SQA clarified what is and is not a 'reasonable adjustment' for learners with disabilities in assessments, and it seems that this has caused a bit of disquiet in some areas of Scottish education. From speaking to practitioners, I believe that there is a general mis...
Posted by 14 on the 29th August, 2013
I have just come across the free App Tellagami It has lots of useful and fun uses for both AAC development and education. You can quickly and easily create an animated single page short picture story by choosing backgrounds (you can take or import your own photos) and customising your a...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 19th August, 2013
We have scanned and uploaded most of the Higher Scottish set texts to the Books for All Database and so they are now available for any of your learners who have print disabilities. The books are PDF files so they can be read on almost any device - Windows or Mac computers, iPads, Android t...
Posted by 14 on the 26th July, 2013
Just to let folks know that there has been a major new update to the AbleNet AAC App Sounding Board. It is a free App anyway and the update is free via the App Store. Sounding Board has always been an attractive option because (as well as being free) and offering all the 'standa...
Posted by 14 on the 9th July, 2013
Do you use AAC? Do you know someone who uses AAC (over 15 yrs.)? Please book up NOW and come along on 19th August to a fantastic event at the Corn Exchange in Edinburgh. The fabulous 'Lost Voice Guy', Lee Ridley - the first Stand Up Comedian to use AAC - will be doing a...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 3rd July, 2013
Back in March I gave a presentation at the Developing Teachers in a Post-PC Era conference that we organised with Apple UK, where I suggested that one of the potential benefits of more learners using more new mobile technologies (iPads, tablets, mobiles etc) was that digital books and ...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 2nd July, 2013
Large Print Maths books Thanks to Caroline Jamieson in Moray for some new Large Print maths books: Chapters 11 to 22 of TeeJay's new Curriculum for Excellence Level 1b book, in 20 point print (to add to the first half of the book); Heinemann Higher Maths (ediion 1), also...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 2nd July, 2013
The latest additions to the Books for All Database are Scottish Heinemann Maths 6 and 7 Textbooks, Extension Textbooks and Assessment Books. This completes the set we think of the SHM books. These titles have all been scanned and then adapted with answer boxes. In some cases extra pages ha...
Posted by 14 on the 1st July, 2013
Great new blog started up recently by the Mum of a lass who uses AAC. Terrific for other parents and families but also many valuable insights for professionals. Current topics include preparing well-ahead for transition from mainstream Primary to Secondary school.
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