by Arran Smith | Feb 23, 2022 | Education, Technology For Studying
March 2022 brings the international campaign, DEAR For Dyslexia. DEAR stands for Drop Everything And Read and seeks to encourage young people to increase the amount they read every day by dropping everything and taking some time to engage with the written word.Here in...
by Arran Smith | Feb 18, 2022 | Education, Technology For Studying
The impact of not getting support within school or university for dyslexia is huge. Nikita’s story shows how getting support literally unlocked a positive future for her.Meet Nikita. Now in her late 20’s in a successful job as a product specialist in an assistive...
by Arran Smith | Feb 16, 2022 | Education, Technology For Studying
Would it be too controversial to utilise spell checking software in a school environment, especially when there is a huge focus on learning spellings by rote?In her blog article for Teachwire, Sara Wernham, talks about how and why to implement consistent spelling and...
by Arran Smith | Feb 7, 2022 | Technology For Studying
One of the most natural ways for us to communicate is by voice. So why is it that with technology available that enables us to dictate into computers, our students who struggle with handwriting or typing don’t get access to this awesome tech? John Hicks explores...
by Arran Smith | Jan 28, 2022 | Technology For Studying
Assistive Technology specialist Mary Wilcox joined John Hicks in his webinar exploring the use of text to speech technology within a secondary schooling setting with respect to classwork, exams and homework. Check out the recording below: Mary answered a number of the...
