TEACHING RESOURCES AND WEB LINKS FOR DYSLEXICS AND DYSLEXIA TEACHERS
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You are just a click away from dyslexia materials that teachers choose again and again...
Phonic games Copiable workbooks Maths games and resources The Study Skills handbook, Accessories like card stands (for children who struggle to make a "fan"), dice (including electronic dice), and sand timers, and many other dyslexia-friendly teaching materials.  |
THE LINKS ON THIS PAGE (Apart from the "generally useful" ones like BDA etc.) are either to lesser-known companies whose material we feel confident to recommend because we know the people and/or their material ourselves, or to websites that we've visited and have found useful. Keep coming back- we'll be updating this page regularly (weekly if possible). To suggest a link, please email links@dyslexiahelp.co.uk - we'll check the site out ASAP. Thanks!
"GENERALLY USEFUL" SITES: UK- The National Grid for Learning Inclusion site can be found at: http://inclusion.ngfl.gov.uk
- British Dyslexia Association site: www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk
- PATOSS (Professional Assn. of Teachers of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties): www.Patoss_dyslexia.org
- The Dyslexia Institute: specialist teaching and assessment, "units of sound" spelling programme, teacher training, publications: www.dyslexia-inst.org.uk
- LOTS OF FREE RESOURCE DOWNLOADS, plus the rest of the SNIP (Special Needs Information Press) website, including magazine back issues, A-Z of syndromes etc etc. If you're a SEN teacher and you haven't come across SNIP, visit it now, bookmark the site, and subscribe to the magazine. http://www.snip-newsletter.co.uk/downloads.shtml
- An excellent site for book reviews, children's literature, writers and aspiring writers: www.wordpool.co.uk
- National Internet Accessibility Database (NIAD)
This web lists and describes a very wide range of software and hardware.
There are items to support all areas of disability including dyslexia.
It was devised mainly for staff and students in further and higher education.
However, it will be of interest to all dyslexic adults and to parents of
dyslexics.
Web: http://niad.disinhe.ac.uk - THE one-stop resource site for teachers: not only are they efficient, friendly and successful (loads of hits every week), but they don't charge a fortune to publishers, which encourages people like those listed here. (A lot of marketing "opportunities" in the educational publishing sphere are economically out of the question for many of the small -often better- companies) www.schoolzone.co.uk
- Special Needs Information Press (SNIP) An excellent publication covering all aspects of SEN, produced by an experienced SENCO: www.sniponline.demon.co.uk
- DON'T MISS THIS ONE- BY AN 11-YR OLD DYSLEXIC BOY: www.iamdyslexic.com
- Trafford's Learning Support Service, with more recommended sites listed:
http://www.lsstrafford.freeserve.co.uk - A very comprehensive and informative site covering all aspects of SEN technology, run by UK ICT specialists Iansyst: www.dyslexic.com
- A NEW SITE FOR HOMESCHOOLING DYSLEXIC CHILDREN: lots of links and info for UK homeschoolers. Clear, user friendly, lots of content.
www.dyslexics.org.uk - Homework support: (UK)
A site to help dyslexic students in the west of England with assignments and deadlines. Work is corrected for a charge.
http://www.dyslexiasupport.co.uk - Dyslexia Information: an award-winning site featuring a range of useful articles and cross-curricular resource links. Very user-friendly; lots of PRACTICAL stuff useful for parents as well as teachers.
http://www.dyslexia-information.com - TWO SITES WITH A FOCUS ON DYSLEXIA IN THE WORKPLACE
- A UK based Business Consultancy specialising in Dyslexia awareness, training and support: www.equetive.com j
- A site connecting dyslexic business leaders, owners and entrepreneurs to share best practices, experience and business know-how. :www.dyslexiabusiness.net
USA
- The Dyslexia Society (USA) Index page- loads of links and info, maintained by the Davis Dyslexia Association http://pages.hotbot.com/edu/dyslexia/dyslexia.html
- Davis Dyslexia Association home page: www.dyslexia.com
- The International Dyslexia Association (Formerly the Orton Society): www.interdys.com
- Useful article for struggling teachers "The dyslexic child in the classroom"
www.dyslexia.com/library/classroom/htm - WORLD OF DYSLEXIA: information about dyslexia for parents with a dyslexic child, as well as for adults who are dyslexic. Includes the Dyslexia Parents Resource, Dyslexia Teacher, the Dyslexia Adults Link, and the Dyslexia Online Magazine. Also with UK and Australia contacts.
http://www.dyslexia-parent.com/world_of_dyslexia.html - A nicely user-friendly page of dyslexia links- Gretchen's dyslexia Information Page:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/7752/dyslexic.html - Interesting ADD/HD site with comprehensive list of dyslexia (and other LD) links.
Drug-free ADD/HD therapy, and book based on the personal experience of a Psychologist who overcame ADD/HD in his own life:
www.caer.com - An excellent USA links site run by a dyslexic person:
- http://inclusivemedia.net/resources/resources Another massive "springboard" for info on all areas of disability, not just dyslexia. Links for everything you can think of, plus many you probably can't! If you really want to dig deep, go there.
www.arachnaut.org - BRAD ELDER
Brad emailed me just recently with the link to his site. A personal account of his experiences as a dyslexic studying for (and gaining) his Phd., this is a refreshingly honest insight into the world of one dyslexic individual.
As well as sharing his struggles and successes, Brad writes about some of the resources that he has found most useful. Well worth a visit.
http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/E/Bradley.D.Elder-1/dys.html - GUILT-FREE PARENTING- How to Raise Happy and Successful Kids! You Need These Secrets of Guilt Free Parenting. Help your child succeed with the unique resources at www.kidsgoals.com, including a FREE "Kids Unlimited" ezine.
www.kidsgoals.com - GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER OFFERS NEW PERSPECTIVE ON DYSLEXIA
FAIRFAX, Va.---George Mason University's Krasnow Institute for Advanced
Study recently joined forces with author Thomas G. West and scientist Gordon F. Sherman to study dyslexics and their families. Unlike other research organizations, the new Center for the Study of Dyslexia and Talent will focus its research on the special talents of dyslexics instead of on their
deficits.
"The Center for the Study of Dyslexia and Talent represents a completely new
perspective on dyslexia, one that focuses on special abilities rather than
disabilities," says James L. Olds, director of the Krasnow Institute for
Advanced Study and University Professor.
The center is developing a varied program to study the distinctive talents
of dyslexics, including the use of new computer graphic and visualization tools to assess these talents. The program also will investigate patterns of
talents seen over generations in families that show dyslexia mixed with high
degrees of success in the arts and sciences. A special emphasis of the
center is to look at the total life experiences of successful dyslexics to help
other dyslexics better use their own distinctive strengths.
Dyslexics often have great difficulty with reading, writing, foreign
languages and other academic subjects. However, many dyslexics have special talents in visual-spatial thinking and related areas and can be unusually
innovative and creative in the arts and sciences and in business and
technology. Prominent dyslexics include John Chambers, president and chief
executive officer of Cisco Systems; Don Winkler, chairman and chief
executive officer of Ford Motor Credit Company; artist Robert Rauschenberg; architect Richard Rogers; pediatric neurosurgeon Fred Epstein; and Guy Ritchie, writer, producer and director of the movie "Snatch."
"It is time to learn from the distinctive strengths of dyslexics, rather
than just focusing on their weaknesses and failures. We want to understand the talents of successful dyslexics and study how these talents are important
for education and work, especially in our world of radical economic and
technological change," explains West, director of the new center. West, who
was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of 41, is the author of the
award-winning book "In the Mind's Eye," which examines the role of
visual-spatial strengths and verbal weaknesses in the lives of ten dyslexic
historical people, including Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, Gen. George
Patton and William Butler Yeats.
Sherman is the center's science director. The current executive director of
The Newgrange School and Educational Outreach Center in Princeton, N.J.,
Sherman recently served as the director of the Dyslexia Research Laboratory
at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Mass., and was an
assistant professor in neurology at Harvard Medical School. Sherman also is
the past president of the International Dyslexia Association.
For more information on the Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, visit
http://www.krasnow.org.
Media Contact: Dan Walsch, (703) 993-8785 or dwalsch@gmu.edu
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES SITES - Great specialist software for dyslexia teaching, from the Bangor Dyslexia Unit: http://xavier.bangor.ac.uk/
- "Handwriting for windows" software- highly recommended :www.kber.co.uk
Comments on this programme:
The advantages of handwriting 2 over using word and one of the pseudo
handwriting fonts in a grey colour are
1. possible to set your own cursive style, lead ins for all letters, loops
or not ( we definitely don't use loops), the 'right for us' type of letters
r and s , closed b , h etc or open 'curly, loopy ' f or a modified stick -
all of which are correctly joined - programme makes adjustments dependent
where letter is in the word.
with the various fonts otherwise available you just have to accept the
letter styles you're offered !
2. precursive as well as this almost infinite variety of cursive styles
3. dense dot or light dotted for tracing
i.e. - I'm sold on it and so is rest of our dyslexia centre
(Barbara Horsfall-Turner)
- More games, a beautifully designed CD Rom and exquisite jigsaw software: www.gamzuk.com
- Photocopiable materials for phonics etc (Yes, there's loads out there, but this stuff is nice. Written by an Educational Psychologist who knows what he's doing!)
www.kickstart.co.uk - More good photocopiable stuff, well-presented, written by experienced teachers.
David Guthrie, who runs SENTER, used to be an SEN adviser. The whole range of SENTER publications can be viewed on a free CD. Clever idea! Give David a ring on 0800 616692. (Freephone as well). www.senter.co.uk - "A unique collection of educational puzzles and challenges to help with Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, Living and Learning difficulties." This is what THE HAPPY PUZZLE COMPANY say on the front of their catalogue. Their stuff looks great at exhibitions, and I Know an occupational therapist who thinks they're brilliant, so have a look: www.happypuzzle.co.uk
- Lots of SpLD expertise, resource reviews for literacy and numeracy, numeracy games (a lovely "clock" resource) and other teaching material that Jan has produced herself: www.janpoustie.co.uk
- Excellent material for study skills, memory training etc. from Jane Mitchell, a popular lecturer in the field (software and other materials): www.calsc.co.uk
- CALSC review- extracted from online forum submission by Clare North
"We have just started using Calsc with our 5-7 year-olds and it seems to be
going well. I originally got it because I became involved with a boy in
the mainstream who had very specific reading difficulties which did not appear
to be primarily phonological. He definitely improved if we presented work
on blue paper but his main difficulty was appalling visual memory. I also
have a boy in the Unit who had a stroke at 20 months and has dreadful
phonological difficulties. He is now 7 and still struggling to remember more
than ten or so words. In addition to the obvious difficulties he appears
to have some visual memory difficulties which are linked specifically to
symbols rather than pictures etc. He has an excellent eye for detail in
real life and when he draws but has no strength from which to build literacy
skills. I decided to try Calsc with him to see whether he could develop
some strategies to improve his working memory. Things are definitely looking up
and he loves the challenge of the program which can be made as abstract
and complicated as you could ever possibly want! It is great fun (and
impossible!) to succeed at all the levels.
Clare North - Learning Style Identification. This is an important area. For a quick checklist that can help identify learning styles (Visual, auditory or kinaesthetic), click HERE for an extract from our book "Study Skills, A multisensory Guide." For more detailed information, try these:
(Acknowledgements to Plymouth SENCO Steve Soames) For an online review of a book called 'The dominance factor' which explores
how dominant sides of the body (hand, foot, ear, brain and eye) can
influence learning: http://members.tripod.lycos.co.kr/wonderworld/books/books018.htm
It shows how to create a profile and suggests learning strategies for each
of the 32 profiles.
For an overview of Multiple Intelligence (Visual, auditory, kinaesthetic);
http://www.familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,3-605,00.html
A brief overview of accelerated learning literature which makes heavy reference to multiple intelligences can be seen at http://www.smarterkids.com/rescenter/learnstyle.asp
An excellent set of resources with 'interactive learning style tests'
based on the multiple intelligences http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm
- Mindmapping
Book, video information from:
The Buzan Centres Ltd, 54 Parkstone Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 2PG
Tel: 01202 674 676 Fax: 01202 674 776
e-mail: buzan@mind-map.com Web: www.mind-map.com
For the following information, we are grateful to Mrs EA Draffan of Sussex University
Assistive Technology Centre, who also runs the NIAD site listed above.
Thinksheet, mentioned below, PC version is now available.
Mind Mapping Software
So you thought you had all the links to the latest Mind Mapping resources?
The Internet has proved to be a wonderful way of finding out about the
latest mind mapping tools which can encourage students to plan essays,
organise their time and jot down notes.
The process of mind mapping is well described by the Bangor Dyslexia Unit:
http://www.bangor.ac.uk/specialneeds/dyslexia/mindmap/what.htm
Useful programs that can often be downloaded in trial version are:
MindManager http://www.mindman.co.uk/
This program is designed for students as well as businesses and is based on
the concepts presented by Tony Buzan. The graphical representation can be
exported to other word-processing programs in all formats including
bulleted lists or as a picture. It has quite a complex menu system but the
right hand mouse access to branches etc makes it relatively easy to use.
Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT (there is no native version
for MAC platforms) Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT (there is
no native version for MAC platforms)
Inspiration http://www.inspiration.com/
This is an easy program to use with clear menus and short cut keys and
ideas held in chosen shapes which are linked in a spider gram appearance.
It transfers the graphical diagram to the linear format within the program
so that updates occur in either mode. As with all the programs, pictures
can be imported or copied from other programs. Windows 95, 98 or NT 4.0 or
Macintosh or Power Macintosh
Visual Mind http://www.visual-mind.com/MindMapdownload.htm
In appearance Visual Mind seems similar to Mindmanager with notes appearing
below the graphical outline. However there are more options for imbedding
hyperlinks and high-powered search facilities for the very large mindmap.
Windows 95/98/NT
Visual Concept http://www.visual-concept.co.uk
This program has a graphical mode with the possibility of exporting in
linear mode to Word as well as viewing in both a table and diagram view.
It has four levels of undo rather than the usual one. Ideas can be linked
in clusters. It is a high powered program for the person who wants to make
the most of both concept mapping as well as brain storming. Windows 95 or
later, Windows NT 4.0 or later.
MindMapper http://www.mindmapper.com
This program has the concept of nodes with the use of dialog boxes to
complete a branch or new idea. Once the ideas have been mind mapped, as
with other programs, the hierarchy is very flexible and branches can be
moved. The outline shape can be changed, converted into a linear format
and an overview is always available. Win 95, 98 or Windows NT
Thinksheet www.fishermarriott.com (Windows version under development)
The original program was based on a card system used in the way one uses
Post-it notes. These notes can be shuffled and a hierarchy is developed
that can be made to fit paragraph structures. At present the program is
available for Acorn machines only but work is in progress on a Windows
version.
VisiMap http://www.coco.co.uk/prodvm.html
This program has many of the features mentioned in other programs but also
imports a large variety of graphical formats and has been used by graphic
designers. It has file linking for the single user as well as across a
network. It uses levels and branches as in MindManager with colour and
notes in a lower window. Windows 3.1 or later, Windows 95 or later, or
Windows NT 3.51 or later.
Decision Explorer http://www.banxia.co.uk/defeat.html
This is primarily a business tool although there is a student version.
Each idea in within a shape in the same way as they appear in Inspiration
rather than on the branch. The concept is similar to other programs but the
language used to describe actions is fairly complex. Dialogue boxes are
used to help with making changes to the diagram or linear version. This is
a very extensive program and is quite expensive but a free trial download
is available. Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT4 or compatible (a 16-bit version
3.0.8 is included for Windows 3.1 support).
Brainstorming Toolbox
http://www.brainstorming.co.uk/extra/productservices.html#bt
Brainstorming Toolbox is a piece of software for brainstorming sessions and it is designed to fit with the free training given on
http://www.brainstorming.co.uk web site. It gives instant access to the
techniques described by this site but covers a much wider range of
techniques than just mind mapping. This is designed for business and would need training sessions on both the techniques used as well as the software.
Minimum specification: Window 95/98/NT, 486, 16Mb RAM, 10 Mb disk space,
65536 colours. Download for a 30 day free trial
Many companies are using mindmapping for business training using their own and others' software. Useful links for information may be
Teamwork http://www.teamwork.demon.co.uk/mind_maps/mind_basic.html
P-M-A http://www.p-m-a.co.uk/mm/mm.htm
Mrs E.A.Draffan
Assistive Technology Centre, Lancaster House, University of Sussex, Falmer,
Brighton BN1 9QP
Tel: 01273 678497 e.a.draffan@sussex.ac.uk
http://www.atc.sussex.ac.uk
FREE RESOURCES AND SOFTWARE FREE Downloads from kidsdomain.com : software from tinies upward, covering all sorts - http://www.kidsdomain.com/down/pc/_agefreeware-index.html
- FREE wordsearch generating software download: http://freespace.virgin.net/richard.thompson1/
- Another wordsearch generator: nice to use and print from, but not a software download like the above: www.islandnet.com/mark/
- Free text to speech software (haven't tried this yet- found the link on another site:) http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/stories/info/0,,0010FL,.html
- Free spelling lists- could be of use to parents: www.avco.org/dolch.htm
- Teaching Modern Foreign Languages to dyslexics- very informative site:
www.tomlinson.com/david/case/ Bibliography for teaching MFL to dyslexics, with references to the most
authoritative recent articles etc.: www.tomlinson.com/downloads/biblio
OTHER SEN SITES
(With thanks to Rik Ludlow for allowing us to publish the fruits of his internet trawling labour!):
You will already know about the MULTIMEDIA PACK - guide-BBC 28 minute video-Web site http://www.ditt-online.org This is both scholarly and practical - an efficient information and lobbying tool - with practical tips to teachers at all levels and parents. Unique to the market, it gives a snap shot of what each of the 15 Member States of the European Union does - assessing/training/support /resources and European contacts. All teacher training programmes would find this useful. Get your copy now per the Web site and please see attachment.
Any queries to Judith Sanson at DITT Dyslexia International Tools and Technologies
There are nice pictures for SEN
http://www.jetcity.com/~suebee/photos/elephants.html
These are a range of other sites I have found useful:
Some interesting stuff is at ;
http://www.ambleside.schoolzone.co.uk/ambleweb/clickon/index.htm
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/index.htm
http://www.magickeys.com/books/index.html
http://www.argosphere.net
To trawl the senco-forum archives go to www.google.com and type in:
senco-forum mailing list archives.
For something more interesting try www.copernic.com. This is a piece of
free software that searches the search engines.
The Standards Site has launched a new Gender and Achievement area to help
teachers raise the profile of gender issues in schools, and share good
practice. The area provides information on boys' underachievement and
offers advice on a range of whole school issues which are critical to
raising the performance of underachieving boys and girls.
http://www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/genderandachievement
The former National Association for the Education of Sick Children, now
called Present,
http://www.sickchildren.org.uk/
The site for the Disability Discrimination Act.
http://www.disability.gov.uk/dda/index.html
SISS at Stirling University: http://www.stir.ac.uk/siss/
Educational and very safe site = www.epals.com links to thousands of
classrooms worldwide + moderated e-mail
www.yahooligans.com - excellent portal - child-centred search engine
Net Connections for the web has a wealth of stuff on language development,
speech and langauge thereapy, communicaion disorders, autism, and reams and
reams of stuff on AAC. It can be found on:
www.communicationdisorders.com or
www.mankato.msus.edu/dept/comdis/kuster2/welcome.html
pages on langauge development can be found on
http://www.mankato.msus.edu/dept/comdis/kuster2/basics.html
pages on speech and language disorders can be found on
http://www.mankato.msus.edu/dept/comdis/kuster2/splang.html
pages on therapy are on
http://www.mankato.msus.edu/dept/comdis/kuster2/therapy.html
pages on AAC are on
http://www.mankato.msus.edu/dept/comdis/kuster2/therapy/augmentative.html
And if you are working with Intellikey overlays, and a range of hi-tech
communication aids which you may use symbols for there are some great crib
sheets/ tutorials on http://aac.unl.edu/AACTU/tutoring.html (its already
been useful, and great stuff for professionals to be giving to parents and
other staff on how to use aids without them getting lost in an entire
manual).
And one final great AAC site found on the above is at
http://www.mrtc.org/~duffy/yaack/ full of useful articles on AAC with young children.
Another useful site with some good symbol stuff on making visual schedules,
timetables, books, etc can be found at
http://neurosci90.health.ufl.edu/start.html - it contains advice on making
visual information as well.
For Makaton vocab, try: http://www.makaton.org/
NASUWT have a website at www.teachersunion.org.uk
the following web site has a list of special schools, LEA and Independent
which accept pupils with Autism, Asperger Syndrome or a similar disorder.
www.mugsy.org/schools.htm
www.worksheetfactory.com has lots of materials for KS1-2 (3ish)
David Wray has a website which has some writing frames on it
http://www.warwick.ac.uk/staff/D.J.Wray/links/ideas
Also Whacky Webtales
http://wwweduplace.com/nmco/school/tales
And Story starts on-line writing frames for primary pupils at
http://wwwsutton.lincs.sch.uk/zone/story/start.html
There is a Website for Learn How To who market IEP Writer.
You will find them at
http://www.learnhowpublications.co.uk/
NASEN home page:
http://www.nasen.org.uk/mainpg.htm
http://www.the-educator.co.uk an excellent site for resources, dfee etc
etc
Try www.clubtype.co.uk for useful fonts.
'Children first', which lists disabilities with advice on the
implications for teaching is on the RADAR website which is
http://www.radar.org.uk/index.html
A website that should develop as a source of useful material and links is at: http://www.virtualspecialschool.co.uk and is in its infancy.
There's a risk assessment form there, manual handling stuff, FE stuff, other
stuff, and a variety of links.
Try also:
www.cricksoft.com
www.widgit.com
http://www.widgit.com/forum_index.htm
www.oneworld.org/autism_uk/asd.html
www.becta.org.uk/inclusion/
www.becta.org.uk/inclusion/sen/discussion/index.html
www.becta.org.uk/resources/sen/index.html
www.becta.org.uk/info-sheets/dyslexia.html
www.becta.org.uk/projects/senco/exec3.html
www.becta.org.uk/projects/senco/exec3.html
http://www.becta.org.uk/inclusion/sen/orgs/index.html
www.vtc.ngfl.gov.uk
www.vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/vtc/class/special.html
www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/literacy
www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/library/publications/targetsetting/parttwo/structu
re/language/speaking
www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/schemes
www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/numeracy/NNSresources
www.mathsyear2000.org/
www.yearofreading.org.uk/writers/ideas/index.html
http://www.tomwilson.com/david/case/index.html
www.scienceweb.org.uk/
www.vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/resource/cits/science/prfocus/psinvest/psiindex.html
www.semerc.com
www.granadalearning.com/special_needs/
www.yearofreading.org.uk/writers/ideas/index.html
www.thehungersite.com
www.prodworks.com/eval3/setup_pww35ev.exe
www.vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/resource/cits/maths/internet.html
www.bbc.co.uk/education/megamaths/theworldof/12/patterns.html
www.sutton.lincs.sch.uk
www.ambleside.schoolzone.co.uk/ambleweb/index.htm
www.nrich.maths.org.uk
http://clevermedia.com/arcade
http://www.mathsyear2000.org/games/Mathgorilla/index.html
http://www.mathsyear2000.org/games/Mathfighter/index.html
http://www.jamit.com.au/FreeFrac/app1002.html
http://www.tygh.demon.co.uk/halves/index.htm
http://www.visualfractions.com/index.htm
http://members.tripod.co.uk/HE_SPECIAL_UK/index.htm
http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt
http://www.numberzone.co.uk
www.sutton.lincs.sch.co.uk
www.lss6trafford.freeserve.co.uk
http://www.specialednews.com
Try that of Robert Leggat: "Some useful educational sites on the Internet"
at: http://host1.kbnet.co.uk/rleggat/education/
Hertfordshire Careers Service are developing their web site and have
included downloadable information on some of the options available to young people with special needs as they prepare to leave school.
More information can be found at:
http://www.herts-careers.co.uk/pages/young/tyneeds.htm
Ann Berger posted a message about websites last December or so - here is a
"cut and paste" of it:
Grammar Gorillas
http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html
Special Needs pupils working on sentence construction will enjoy this playful site, which employs cute graphics in a game that tests knowledge of grammar terms and improves overall literacy. The game is helpfully differentiated into Beginners and Advanced stages, with pupils aiming to feed the Grammar Gorillas by correctly identifying nouns, verbs and other parts of speech. ( It also has some maths games)
Chatback Trust
http://www.rmplc.co.uk/eduweb/sites/chatback/
6 St Mary's Crescent, Royal Leamington Spa,Warwickshire CV31 1JL
Tel: 01926 888333 Fax: 01926 435534
The Chatback Trust provides electronic mail to special schools in the UK and abroad to enable e-mail penfriends. Children in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Poland and the USA are communicating by e-mail.
Wacky Web Tales
http://www.eduplace.com/hmco/school/tales/
Wacky Web Tales uses grammar knowledge and then composes a story from
the answers.
Infant Explorer
(http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/infant/)
Specifically designed for the Literacy Hour at Key Stage 1, this site includes two online Big Books, and the opportunity for children to respond to the books by e-mail. The books can be used by a group for guided reading and help to develop ICT skills alongside literacy.
Spellaroo
(http://www.funbrain.com/spellroo/index.html)
Presented with fun cartoons, Spellaroo is a motivating
way to help Key Stage pupils with their spelling. Particularly appropriate for Special Needs pupil Spellaroo asks pupils to pick out the incorrectly
spelled word from a sentenc encouraging pupils to self-check their own work.
AFASIC.
http://www.afasic.org.uk/f_speech.html
A national voluntary organisation representing children and young people
with speech and language impairments and their families. Website
provides information about different speech and language impairments,,
help available, range of services offered by AFASIC, publication,
details of training courses and current reset projects
ADDNet UK
http://www.web-tv.co.uk/addnet.html
ADDNet is the UK's national Web-site for Attention Deficit
(Hyperactivity) Disorder - AD/HD. (For Information about AD/HD, visit our on-line nformation Library).
It has been set up by volunteers comprising of Individuals, Professionals and Support Groups. The purpose of this Web Site, run for the benefit of the whole AD/HD community, is to be a common point of reference for information and intelligent debate on AD/HD in the UK and to provide a rapid means of communicating between the UK Support Groups and the UK AD/HD Community. It is, hopefully, of use to ADDers and their families (especially those new to AD/HD who may need guidance on who and where in their area to turn for help and/or information), as well as Health and Education Professionals and the Media (International visitors' are welcome too).
The Association of Workers for Children with Emotional and Behavioural
Difficulties
(AWCEBD)
http://www.mistral.co.uk/awcebd/links.htm
AWCEBD exists to promote excellence in services for children and young
people who have emotional and behavioural difficulties and to support
those who work with them.
Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (NLD) Syndrome
(http://www.liberty.org.uk/cacib/)
Children with NLD are often proficient readers and
articulate speakers in primary school. However, they have difficulty interpreting non-verbal communication, and may display behavioural problems as a result. The condition has been described as the reverse of dyslexia, and has similarities to Asperger's Syndrome. A library of articles about NLD accompanies practical tips for teachers and parents.
Downs Ed Trust
http:/www.downsnet.org/
The Sarah Duffen Centre, Belmont street, Southsea, Portsmouth,
Hampshire, PO5 1N
Tel:01705 824 261 Fax:01705 824265
Training, Publishing, Individual Services and Research.
Scope
http://www.scope.org.uk
12 Park Crescent, London W1N 4EQ
Tel 0171 636 5020 Fax 0171 436 2601
Scope is the largest charity in this country working with people with
cerebral palsy and their families and carers. The Microtechnology
service on 01763 260771 does microtechnology assessments and manufactures specialised electronic equipment. The cerebral palsy
helpline on 0800 626216 is available 9.00am to 9.00pm weekdays and 2.00
to 6.00pm weekends for advice, information and support.
The National Autistic Society
http://www.oneworld.org/autism_uk/index.html
276 Willesden Lane, London NW2 5RB
Tel: 0181 451 1114 Fax: 0181 451 5865
Runs an advisory and information service for people with autism and related disorders, such as Asperger syndrome, parents, carers and professionally interested people on the nature of autism, the type of services available.
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
http://www.rmplc.co.uk/orgs/nagc/index.html
NAGC Head Office in Milton Keynes
Tel: 01908 673677 E-mail: nagc@rmplc.co.uk
The National Association for Gifted Children is a membership
organisation, comprising parents, teachers and other interested adults.
The web site includes the following sections: Is a child Gifted?,
Services to Teachers, News and Information, NAGC Branches,
Counselling Services, Publications, Services to Parents, NAGC
Newsletters and Research.
Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
(http://www.rnib.org.uk/)
The internet has the potential to give visually impaired
people access to information on the same terms as sighted people. The RNIB
demonstrates how this potentia can be realised. Its site is designed to be used by the blind, employing braille or speech access technology, the partially sighted - who can alter the look of pages to suit their needs - and the fully sighted. A cornucopia of information, including information about support services, specific eye conditions, and ways in which sighted people can help.
Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)
(http://www.rnid.org.uk/)
How can hearing people communicate effectively with Deaf
people? How can businesses make their services accessible to those with
hearing problems? What is tinnitus anyway? The RNID offers practical advice and services to improve the everyday lives of people with hearing loss. Its site also features an information service, news of national campaigns, and animated online tutorials in finger spelling.
The Basic Skills Agency (formerly ALBSU)
http://www.basic-skills.co.uk/
Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1NU
Tel: 0171 405 4017 Fax: 0171 440 6626
The national agency for basic skills in England and Wales. The Unit research and produces a wide range of teaching and learning materials.
Becta - The British Educational Communications and Technology agency
(formerley NCET)
http://www.becta.org.uk/
Milburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ
Tel: 01203 416994 Fax: 01203 411418
E-mail: enquiry_desk@becta.org.uk
Becta produces publications and provides information about special needs. Becta works with a wide range of organisations and individuals, including staff in schools and colleges, to look at ways of improving access for learners with physical, sensory or learning disabilities. It evaluates the potential of new and existing computer applications and identifies how these can provide access and enhance the curriculum for all students.
Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE)
http://inclusion.uwe.ac.uk/csie/csiehome.htm
1 Redland Close, Elm Lane, Redland, Bristol BS6 6UE
Tel: 0117 923 8450 Fax: 0117 923 8460
CSIE is an independent charity committed to working towards an end
to all forms of segregated education. It collects and disseminates
information, provides advice and consultancy, and publishes a range of booklets and fact sheets. It works direct with parents and people with disabilities or difficulties in learning, as well as with LEAs and voluntary organisations.
Thanks, Rik!
SEMANTIC PRAGMATIC DISORDER
Have a look at Margo Sharp's paper on Semantic Pragmatic Disorder at
http://www.hyperlexia.org/sp1.html.
vision/visual dyslexia (See also REFERENCE section)
http://www.visualdyslexia.com/ Useful site for info, courses and resources on visual dyslexia. Run by a prominent expert in the field.
A very useful overview and links page can be found at the Essex University site:
www.essex.ac.uk/psychology/overlays
www.healthy.net/oep/
www.covd.org
www.pave-eye.com/vision/
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