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Barrington Stoke For over 25 years, we have been publishing super-readable, dyslexia-friendly fiction to help every child become a reader. Our award-winning short novels are expertly designed to ensure an accessible read for those who struggle and a quick win for more confident readers. Discover the range

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Teaching and learning resources for primary, KS3, GCSE. IGCSE and A level. Revision, practise and exam preparation for all levels. Including Letts revision and home learning, books for Scottish education from Leckie, and Keen Kite resources for primary schools.

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Affective Networks | The “HOW” of learning

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Learners differ in the ways they perceive and make meaning of information. For example, those with sensory disabilities (e.g., blindness or deafness), learning disabilities (e.g., dyslexia), and those representing diverse or non-dominant cultures and/or languages all approach content differently. And these differing approaches must be honored and valued. Equally important is the consideration of how people, cultures, individual and collective identities, perspectives, and ways of knowing are represented within the content. Learning, and transfer of learning, occurs when multiple representations and perspectives are used, because they support learners to make connections within, as well as between, concepts. In short, there is not one means of representation that will be optimal for every learner; providing options for representation is essential.

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Recognition Networks | The "WHAT" of learning

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Affect represents a crucial element to learning, and learners differ markedly in the ways in which they can be engaged or motivated to learn. There are a variety of sources that can influence individual variation in affect including neurology, culture, personal relevance, subjectivity, and background knowledge, along with a variety of other factors. Some learners are highly engaged by spontaneity and novelty while others are disengaged, even frightened, by those aspects, preferring strict routine. Some learners might like to work alone, while others prefer to work with their peers. In reality, there is not one means of engagement that will be optimal for all learners in all contexts; providing multiple options for engagement is essential.

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Affect represents a crucial element to learning, and learners differ markedly in the ways in which they can be engaged or motivated to learn. There are a variety of sources that can influence individual variation in affect including neurology, culture, personal relevance, subjectivity, and background knowledge, along with a variety of other factors.

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Creating a Dyslexia Friendly School - West Thornton Primary Academy

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The CALL Scotland 'wheel' of Apps provides a categorised guide to iPad Apps for individuals with complex communication support needs, who may need to use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). First published in 2014, I'm pleased to share now that it has had it's 2020 refresh and update.

The process of updating has taken a while, but this has resulted in the most significant update yet and the outcome is a resource that maintains the usability and usefulness of its previous versions.

Of the Apps included, many have been tried and tested by us or have been recommended by others. We have included a range of Apps for supporting different communication needs and included those which are more or less expensive to buy.

Other key principles in our selection process are:

the Apps stand out in their category in some way, due to their features, ease of use and reliability

there is evidence of continuing support from the developer for the App, by way of recent updated versions and a website or other web-based presence

user information is provided through a guide or similar resource on how to use the App

The following changes have been made -

A total of 17 Apps have been added to this version 2.0

Speech Assistant AAC, Jabberwocky AAC, Sesame Talking Keyboard, SayIt!, BRIDGE Communication Pro, SymboTalk, GoVisual Experience, iSpeak Button Collection, Make a Choice - AAC Buttons, Verbal Me, Smooth Talker AAC, Yes/No, Special Stories, See Me Talk, PODD with Compass (PCS), simPODD, Pathways for Core First

A total of 20 Apps which appeared in the previous version 1.7, have been removed

Word aaccess, Assistive Express, TotalTalk AAC, Tobii Dynavox Compass Connect, AAC Speak, Able AAC, image2talk, iSpeak Button Series, TapSpeak Button, Use2Talk, TapSpeak Sequence, Our Story, Speakall, PictureCanTalk, So Much 2 Say, Board Communicator, Bitsboard Preschool, MobileSign2, BSL Education, British Sign Language - Finger Spelling

Further indicators showing alternative access options, have been included:

Switch access (previously included) is now shown as a red border around the App image

Head Tracking (Face ID/Attention) is shown as an H, next to the App image

Where there is free versions of an App, there is a red * next to the App name

The BSL section has been removed and a PODD section added

Some app images and symbol sets have been updated

During the update process this year, information was collected through conducting two surveys, one focussing on text-based Apps and the other on symbol-based Apps. Comments and views were sought on App use, features and preferences. I am most grateful to all those who participated in either survey and will provide a summary of the responses in a subsequent blog.
download the wheel
Please get in touch with your feedback and any suggestions for further revisions.

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Updated Aac Ipad App Wheel Available Now

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The CALL Scotland 'wheel' of Apps provides a categorised guide to iPad Apps for individuals with complex communication support needs, who may need to use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). First published in 2014, I'm pleased to share now that it has had it's 2020 refresh and update.

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Dr. Anita Archer - Vocabulary Instruction

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How to Teach Vocabulary in Grades K-2 | Vocabulary Activities for Kids

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Sight Word Freeze Dance // sight word activities for kids

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Sight word games for kindergarten, first, and second grade. Sight word SPLASH!

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Morphological Awareness in the Classroom

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Orton-Gillingham:  A Multisensory Structured Language Approach  Part 4:  Lesson Demonstration

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Emily Tonti teaches phonics lessons with a severely dyslexic child

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Phonological Intervention: Contrastive Approach - Minimal Pairs

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Phonemic Awareness Lesson | For Teachers: Lesson Ideas, Class Activities | Preschool & Kindergarten

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ADHD and Dyslexia: Why Do They So Often Co-Occur?

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NCSE_Primary School Indicators 7 - 12 yrs

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A UDL resource that can help you to make presentation and expression visual during lessons

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A UDL resource that can help you to make presentation and expression visual during lessons

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BigHugeLabs: Do fun stuff with your photos

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Do fun stuff with your digital photos. Create and print free personalized motivational posters, calendars, movie posters, magazine covers, badges, mosaics, collages, and more!

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P.P. form training: using i-pads to support pupils with Dyslexia

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P.P. form training: using i-pads to support pupils with Dyslexia

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Dyslexia Friendly Schools, Good practice guide

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Dyslexia Friendly Schools, Good practice guide

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The highest quality free courses through the most awesome learning platform.

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Power Point on Teaching Comprehension Skills

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Power Point on Teaching Comprehension Skills

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Dyslexia is a common learning disability in reading. It doesn’t go away. But there are teaching strategies, tools, and tips for building skills. Discover resources to help with dyslexia.

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Scoring guidance, pupils’ materials and answer sheet for the 2022 phonics screening check.

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List of Dyslexia-Friendly Classroom Activities

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List of Dyslexia-Friendly Classroom Activities

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Pedagogy of Voice with Multilingual Children

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Pedagogy of Voice with Multilingual Children

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How Can Guided Reading Contribute... C. Buckley

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Evidence based interventions for reading anf literacy