EA Literacy service is pleased to celebrate and promote ‘Dyslexia Awareness Week UK 2021’. They have produced an infographic with information on freely available resources and software that can support all pupils at home as well as in school. There are two versions attached. One is a digital link version that has been uploaded to our school website. The other is a QR code version that can be downloaded and printed to be placed on noticeboards, etc.
A link to the Literacy Service Homepage on the Education Authority website is included. This page offers advice, resources and helpful tips in the area of literacy difficulties that may be useful for pupils, parents and schools.
The software tools outlined are as follows:
- Read&Write - which can help pupils develop their literacy skills and support curricular access
- 0365 - a suite of apps including Word, PowerPoint and Excel with the built-in accessibility feature Immersive Reader.
- Office 365 gives you a cloud version of the apps we have all grown to love plus many more new ones. With Word, Excel and PowerPoint, pupils have the ability to work on a document on the move on any type of device, at any time. It is compatible with any operating system as it is a web-based product;
- C2k has now rolled out the new cloud-based version of Clicker 8 - a tool for the primary classroom providing writing support to the pupil.
Importantly, all pupils can now download this software at home to support them with homework and remote learning using their C2k username and password. We are sending a infographic (digital link version) to parents to enable them to access the resources and software at home.
