Posted by Claire Harrison on the 26th March, 2020
This is not an exhaustive list of what’s out there by any means, but here are some starter resources and ideas for learning at home over the coming weeks. Computer Resources Let’s begin with the hugely popular activities which Ian Bean makes available for free on his website https:/...
Posted by Claire Harrison on the 23rd March, 2020
As the ongoing situation with the Coronavirus Pandemic has developed over the last week or so, many people have been freely sharing wonderful resources which they have created to support learners they are working with. This blog is a round-up of symbol resources we’ve come across which are rel...
Posted by Craig Mill on the 18th March, 2020
There has been a great deal of talk about moving from face-to-face teaching to online. With the latest news from the Scottish Government that schools are to close at the end this week, there is a greater urgency to transition from class-based to online teaching and learning. Glow will provide...
Posted by Robert Stewart on the 18th March, 2020
As from Wednesday 18th March, the CALL Scotland team will be working from home as much as possible. We will communicate using phone and email, through video calls using Microsoft Teams on Glow and Adobe Connect and we will keep the blogs, tweets and Facebook going. If you need to get in touch p...
Posted by Claire Harrison on the 12th March, 2020
A couple of weeks ago I had a really interesting conversation with some staff in a special school about options for creating choice making learning and communication activities for people who use switches. PowerPoint had already come up in the discussion when we explored the PowerPoint digital books...
Posted by Allan Wilson on the 9th March, 2020
DyslexiFest, organised by Dyslexia Scotland, was held in The Barracks, Stirling on Saturday March 7th 2020. It was described as a "one-stop-pop-up dyslexia" event and included something for everybody with a personal or professional interest in dyslexia. In the morning session I gave a Mast...
Posted by Craig Mill on the 5th March, 2020
I have a pupil with a visual impairment. How do I share my computer screen or whiteboard to their iPad? In this article, I will explain how to mirror or share content from a computer screen to an iPad using Microsoft Teams which is free and available to all schools in Scotland via Glow. How to share...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 2nd March, 2020
SQA have published information on the number of requests for Assessment Arrangements in last year's external examinations. It gives an indication of the methods of support that candidates with disabilities or additional support needs are asking to use in exams. The breakdown of requests for diff...
Posted by Allan Wilson on the 27th February, 2020
[Due to the ongoing public health situation posed by the Covid-19 virus, the decision has been made to postpone the Carers marketing campaign that was to launch on 30 March.] We have been asked by the Scottish Government Carers Branch to let people know that a campaign will be launched on March 30th...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 24th February, 2020
Amanda Warren, who is a Dyslexia Tutor, has written a fascinating post about how Immersion Reading has opened up books and reading for her son, who is dyslexic. Amanda writes that her son was diagnosed with dyslexia, poor working memory and extremely slow processing at age 10. In school he has been ...
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