Read the same story again and again!
Posted by 14 on the 15th May, 2013
Repeated exposure to the same story book is better for child language development than lots of different stories. Interesting new research findings from the University of Sussex about how children learn and retain new words. I remember researching this and advocating repeated use of the same few...
ConnectABILITY - great resource!
Posted by 14 on the 6th May, 2013
ConnectABILITY.ca Have you seen this terrific resource? (I can't believe I didn't know about it before - many thanks to Ian Bean - whose website is ALSO a great resource - for drawing attention to it.) ConnectABILITY is a virtual community focused on lifelong learning and support for children, y...
kindle now has text-to-speech on ipad, ipod, iphone
Posted by 4 on the 2nd May, 2013
May Day brought a nice surprise for Kindle readers who use the app on their iOS. Now Kindle books can be read using text-to-speech on an iPad, iPhone or iPod. Before this update it’s always been a bit frustrating for readers of Kindle books to find that there was no way to listen to their co...
Transition
Posted by 14 on the 29th April, 2013
As the summer approaches at a startling speed - well, time-wise, if not weather-wise- the issue of transition looms large for many pupils, schools and families. Hopefully, plans will have started well in advance. Going Places: Transition Scheme Supporting Children with Additional Needs in...
Free exhibition: ICT and Inclusion 2013
Posted by Robert Stewart on the 16th April, 2013
CALL Scotland has been organising the FREE annual ICT and Inclusion road-show since 2001. It provides people with an opportunity to see and compare the latest software and technology to support students with additional support needs from most of the leading UK companies. Location and date...
An Open Letter to the Parent of a Child with Speech Delays
Posted by 14 on the 8th April, 2013
Once again, the piercingly true words of a parent - therapists and teachers take note! Dana Nieder, parent of Maya, urging parents and professionals not to 'wait and see' but to plunge in, as soon as possible, to the world of full strength AAC . There is no time to waste - and there is nowhere...
best simple music player app
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 4th April, 2013
Does your child like music? Do they love wading through your iPad music library to find their favourite tunes, perhaps deleting your favourites on the way?! Help is at hand, from a cool little app called Kidzik and it only costs £1.49! The app allows you to creat...
Top Interactive Story App, and top book!
Posted by 14 on the 1st April, 2013
Wow! just wanted to share info about the stunning interactive story App for iPad that I just stumbled across - The Fantastic Flying Books of Morris Lessmore. To me, this is what an interactive story App should be like - all the best of both a short film and a story book , somehow brilliantl...
Assembly of an iPad Mounting for a Wheelchair
Posted by Robert Stewart on the 26th March, 2013
I've put together a video and uploaded it to YouTube which shows how to mount an iPad to a wheelchair using components supplied by an American company called RAM Mount (which are available to purchase here in the UK). There are also captions available on this video.
Digital jotter for the iPad
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 22nd March, 2013
Recently I met a learner in first year in secondary school with a physical disability . She doesn't have the strength to hold books and turn pages, and she gets very tired handwriting. After due assessment and consideration of various devices we all concluded that an iPad was most suitable device...
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