Posted by Shirley Lawson on the 13th April, 2023
Category Dyslexia Severe & Complex Support Needs
CALL have two 5 week self study courses starting in Autumn 2023. The 5 week Technology to support dyslexia course is in its third year and the new one on offer will a 5 week course on Technology to support reading and writing for learners with complex needs.
Posted by Craig Mill on the 13th April, 2023
Category iPads, Androids & Chromebooks Dyslexia
This illustrated guide explains how to use an iPad and the Notes app as an easy-to-use document scanner
Posted by Shirley Lawson on the 13th March, 2023
Category Dyslexia
OneNote digital notebooks are fantastic resource for dyslexic learners to help support their literacy difficulties and to keep their work organised in one place.
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 9th February, 2023
Category Dyslexia
There are lots of technology tools that can help a student with dyslexia so how do we work out which, if any, are likely to be helpful? This article and accompanying online course looks at how we identify and introduce appropriate technology to support learners with dyslexia.
Posted by Craig Mill on the 7th February, 2023
Category Dyslexia Text-to-Speech
This is a true story about a learning journey that revolves around a pupil who was identified as dyslexic when she was in primary school. The story involves Anna (not her real name) a pupil in p5, her mum, her teachers, the local authority and the involvement of CALL Scotland.
Posted by Craig Mill on the 2nd February, 2023
Category Dyslexia Speech Recognition
Technology can make a big difference for pupils with literacy difficulties arising from dyslexia. Modern devices have built-in tools that are ubiquitous, easy-to-use and free! This article highlights a new technology poster/guide to support pupils with dyslexia.
Posted by Craig Mill on the 17th January, 2023
Category Dyslexia Text-to-Speech
This guide explores the speech tool which is part of Windows Magnifier. It explains where to find it and how it can be used.
Posted by Craig Mill on the 11th January, 2023
Category Dyslexia Text-to-Speech
Word prediction or predictive text offers suggested words and phrases which closely match the first few letters that have been typed. It can help to reduce the number of keystrokes, by predicting the word you are typing, and the next word based on word frequency and context of what is being typed.
Posted by Shirley Lawson on the 5th January, 2023
Category Dyslexia Speech Recognition
Do you have learners who can give you an answer orally but never transfer this down onto paper or into digital text? Do you need support on getting started with Speech Recognition? This course on 19th January will be perfect for you.
Posted by Craig Mill on the 1st December, 2022
Category Dyslexia
Following on from an article I wrote on free software to support reading, this guide highlights some useful tools to help struggling writers. Rather than focus solely on Windows, here I explore technology that can be used across the 3 most popular devices: Windows, iPads and Chromebooks. &...
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