ICT supporting development of organisational and learning skills of dyslexic pupil

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ICT supporting development of organisational and
learningskills of dyslexic pupil

• Dr Abi James
• Assistive Technology Consultant
• Iansyst Ltd
• abi_at_dyslexic.com

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Organisation Learning skill development can be
affected by

• Poor working memory.
• Poor / slow handwriting skills.
• Poor decoding skills.
• Slow processing speeds.
• Difficulties with sequencing and developing
  automaticity.
• Co-morbidity with other SpLD such as dyspraxia,
  ADHD.

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Can lead to difficulties with

• Making notes.
• Organising thoughts.
• Time management and day-to-day organisation.
• Memory.
• Directions.

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Example of learning tasks affected

• Noting down homework/coursework requirements.
• Making accurate notes from long text, websites
  and research materials.
• Organising thoughts to structuring an essay or
  report.
• Expressing ideas and knowledge verbally or in
  writing.
• Accurately recalling information in exams.

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Using ICT with children with dyslexia
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Some examples of technologies in action

• Mind / Concept Mapping software.
• Time Management support.
• Note-taking support.
• Accessible reading formats.

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Why is Mind/Concept Mapping useful?

• Concept and mind maps can help higher student
  performance in

Vocabulary. Writing.
Reading comprehension. Note taking.
Critical thinking. Higher order thinking.
Learning a foreign language. Problem solving.
Comprehension retention of scientific material concepts. Retention recall of information.
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With concept mapping software

• No limit on size of map.
• Many tools for improving the presentation of the
  map e.g.
• banks of images.
• spell checkers.
• text-to-speech.
• Import export functions enable the map to be
  converted into different formats e.g.
• export a text version to a word processor.
• plan a presentation or web site by a map then
  create it.

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Examples of Concepts maps for organisation
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Revision map
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Revision map with audio examples
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Explaining a maths concept
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Framework for a science experiment
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Group work
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Group work
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Note-taking Support Tablet PCs
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Using Audio to support note-taking and revision
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Time Management support
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Accessing Text

• Providing curriculum materials in an electronic,
  accessible format enables pupils to alter the
  display to suit their needs to hear them read
  aloud.

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Harnessing Technology and the future

• Increased availability of technology in the
  classroom.
• Evidence that technology in the classroom can
  provide motivation and independence.
• Example using mobile phones to support the
  curriculum.

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Mobile Phone Uses in Class
1 Timing experiments with stopwatch.
2 Photographing apparatus and results of experiments for reports.
3 Photographing development of design models for eportfolios.
4 Photographing texts/whiteboards for future review.
5 Bluetoothing project material between group members.
6 Receiving SMS email reminders from teachers.
7 Synchronising calendar/timetable and setting reminders.
8 Connecting remotely to school learning platform.
9 Recording a teacher reading a poem for revision.
10 Accessing revision sites on the Internet.
11 Creating short narrative movies .
12 Downloading and listening to foreign language podcasts.
13 Logging into the school email system.
14 Using GPS to identify locations.
15 Transferring files between school and home.
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Assistive Tools on Mobile Phones

• Speech tools for reading aloud documents, web
  pages and text in photos (e.g. CapturaTalk).
• Specialist spell checkers and dictionaries (e.g.
  SpellEx).
• Mind mapping applications (e.g. Inspiration).
• Access to accessible curriculum resources (e.g.
  Audio notes or podcasts, DAISY books) .

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The Future

• Important that technology planning use in
  education
• Considers the needs and requirements of pupils
  with S.E.N.,
• e.g. Accessibility of virtual learning platforms.
• Benefits such technology provides for pupils with
  S.E.N.
• Additional training and strategies required to
  access these benefits.
• e.g. Lexdis project on e-learning in H.E.

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Contact

• Abi James
• iansyst Ltd,Fen House, Fen Road,CAMBRIDGE, CB4
  1UN.
• 01223 42 01 01.
• abi_at_dyslexic.com
• ianl_at_dyslexic.com