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Using ICT to Support Students with Specific Learning Difficulties/Dyslexia

Students with Specific Learning Difficulties/Dyslexia typically struggle with reading, writing and spelling but can also have associated problems such as poor organizational skills or short-term memory issues.

This course will take a practical look at how technology can help Specific Learning Difficulties/Dyslexia, and other students struggling with reading and writing, to access written material and complete writing tasks by providing a multi-sensory approach to learning and recording.

Colleagues attending this course will:

  • Understand simple changes that can be made to existing ICT provision to improve support for students with SpLD/Dyslexia.
  • Have a working knowledge of simple portable technology, like hand held spellcheckers, digital note takers and digital voice recorders can help with writing and recording.
  • Explore how specialist ICT provision such as text to speech, onscreen word banks, word prediction, mind mapping and voice recognition can provide support across the curriculum.

This course will appeal to teachers, support staff and anyone helping students with Specific Learning Difficulties/Dyslexia in an educational environment.

Each delegate will receive a 1Gb memory stick preloaded with extra material relevant to the course. It can also be used throughout the day to save their practical work.

10:00 Welcome and Introductions

10:10 Session 1

  • Improving keyboard skills with suitable typing tutors.
  • Portable spellcheckers.
  • Adapting Microsoft Word for the dyslexic user.
  • Adding text to speech to applications such as Word.

11:00 Break

11:15 Session 2

  • Specialist word processing programs designed to support struggling writers.
  • Onscreen word banks.
  • Word prediction.

12:30 Lunch

A buffet lunch is provided.

Delegates will also have the opportunity to look at other hardware and Inclusive Technology software.

13:30 Session 3

  • Speech recognition - how it can best be used and when it is appropriate.
  • Portable writing devices.
  • Mind mapping.
  • Using electronic texts to support reading.

14:45 Break

15:00 Session 4

  • Using text to speech with electronic texts.
  • Specialist reading programs with text to speech.
  • Portable reading devices.
  • Electronic books designed for struggling readers.

15:55 Plenary and certificates

16:00 Close

We can also run product based or general courses at your organisation, designed to meet your needs.
The team also offers consultancy.