An overview for Support Teachers of ways ICT can enable inclusion

1. An overview for Support Teachers of ways ICT can enable inclusion Thursday 19th July 2001 Laura Cryer Learning Support Steps

2. ICT supports teaching and learning across the curriculum for all pupils. Good practice in ICT will support all learners, encourage independence and individual progress. Good practice in ICT will support all learners, encouraging independence and progress. ICT is a useful TOOL. It is not what the technology can do, but what you can do with the technology that is important!

3. “the Government is committed to promoting the inclusion of pupils with SEN in mainstream school…… with the right strategies and support the vast majority of a child’s individual needs can be met in either a mainstream or specialist setting” ICT - Entitlement for ALL children - Access entitlement for child with SEN

4. Assistive TechnologyICT provides access to the curriculum by enabling physical access and by supporting the development of cognitive skills. • Writers with serious physical and sensory impairments • Pupils with poor motor control • Writers with specific learning/literacy difficulties • Learners with organisational difficulties • Pupils with specific language disorder • Learners with attentional and motivational difficulties

5. How does ICT contribute to learning? ICT enables the pupil to be an active participant in the classroom, not just a passive observerICT offers opportunities for differing learning stylesICT is a motivating medium which has ‘street cred’ICT enables pupils to stay on task by focusing their attention and alleviating some of the physical pressuresICT enables pupils to develop independenceICT affords privacy to work and develop at the learner’s own paceICT provides a medium through which pupils can demonstrate their true ability and potentialICT can facilitate social communication and interaction,including pupils in a wider communityICT can support the production of well presented, high quality outcomes.

6. Identifying Learning Styles and Using Strengths to help Weaknesses Children may need to develop strategies to support their differences in learning Identification of preferred learning style enables focussed teaching and facilitates good learning strategies – use of ICT can assist this e.g. • Use of speech and sound to support visual strengths • use of images to support auditory strengths • encouragement of handling of objects alongside looking and listening • encouragement to articulate and repeat new words /ideas

7. What sort of hardware? The child may not necessarily need specialist hardware, but may benefit from : • good multi media computers • more regular access to the computer than the class norm • alternative access devices (rollerball, touchscreen etc), if needed

8. Software and alternatives to the keyboard and mouse include: • Head pointers • Keyboard/mouse accessibility • utilities and keyboards • Overlay keyboards • Predictive word processors • Switches and scanning systems • Touchpads • Trackballs and joysticks • Voice recognition software

9. ROLLERBALL

10. KIDTRAC

11. BIG KEYS

12. TOUCHSCREEN

13. Developing cognitive skills The child will be exposed to variety of related activities on and away from computer but may benefit from extra computer time for: • matching / sorting / sequencing / counting games (early years) • the opportunity of computer support to use strengths to support weaker areas

14. MAKING TRACKS

15. SPIDER IN THE KITCHEN

16. TIZZY’S TOYBOX

17. TIZZY’S TOYBOX - RHYMING WORDS

18. TIZZY’S TOYBOX - CATERPILLAR

19. MY WORLD SCREENS FOR DEVELOPING COGNITIVE SKILLS

20. Support for reading • Multi-sensory environment spoken text animation • instant support for ‘hard’ words • instant re-reading service

21. Sherston’s Naughty Stories

23. Support for writing • personal writing aid easy editing spellchecking(?) legible work portability cost

24. Laptop Notebooks

25. IT laptop (Ablac) DreamWriter IT (DreamWriter Solutions)

26. Support for writing personal writing aid • talking wordprocessor speech feedback via the program via a screen reader wordbank support rebus support

27. Word Processors • Word processors are useful for pupils with writing difficulties because: • it can be physically easier to write with a keyboard than by hand. • drafting, re-drafting and editing is quicker and easier. • they produce neat, legible results. • they have built-in writing support tools - word banks, spellcheckers, speech output and other features that can be suited to the writer and task.

28. Inclusive Writer (Inclusive Technology / Widgit)

29. Support for writing personal writing aidstalking wordprocessors • talking picture / word banks in the wordprocessor on-screen grids • Powerpoint

32. Ready for Writing (Semerc)

33. INCLUSIVE WRITER

34. INCLUSIVE WRITER

35. I CAN WRITE

36. Penfriend (Penfriend Ltd) with Pages (Semerc)

38. Support for writing personal writing aid talking wordprocessor talking picture / word banks • predictive typing

39. Type and Talk (TextHelp!) Talking spellchecker Predictive lexicon

40. Talking word processors

42. Support for writing personal writing aid talking wordprocessor talking picture / word banks predictive typing • handwriting sheets

43. HANDWRITING FOR WINDOWS

44. Support for writing personal writing aid talking wordprocessor talking picture / word banks predictive typing handwriting sheets • keyboard training

45. Developing keyboard skillsSoftware to support: First Keys to Literacy Speedy Keys On-screen or overlay keyboard grids • Can be learned and practised at home • Young children need to learn layout • Older children need speed and accuracy • Use any program the child enjoys • Practise 20 minutes every day – especially in holidays

46. First Keys to Literacy (Widgit) Touch Type (iOTA)

47. Improving spelling • technology can be help through : • speech feedback • a portable spellchecker • predictive typing • a rebus wordprocesor • drill and practise remediation programs

48. Elementary Spellmaster (Franklin)

49. Starspell 2001 (Fisher Marriott) WordShark (White Space)

50. Speaking Starspell 2001