IncludED
EdTech and Literacy - Improving Inclusion
EdTech and Literacy - Improving Inclusion for all
Technology can help learners who struggle with literacy, for a host of reasons, such as dyslexia.
This online session features a range of different online tools and resources that can help expand the teachers toolkit to help learners struggling with reading and writing.
For the learners, many of the tools and resources featured can open up their access to the curriculum and their own creative expression.
Choose which part of the session to watch by clicking on the titled links below:
Using Microsoft Edge browser tools to help with reading with Helperbird and Claro plug-in's
Using Google docs to help with voice typing, spelling with the Read & Write plug-in
Other useful literacy features for Microsoft tools - Including Immersive Reader
Using LGfL's Early Shakespeare to engage a range of learners in Shakespeare
Using the J2e - Online Creative Toolkit ( Free for LGfl subscribers)
Introducing John Galloway - ICT, SEN and Inclusion Consultant
The session is led by John Galloway, who up until easter 2022, was the Advisory Teacher for ICT, SEN and Inclusion in Tower Hamlets
John is a specialist in the use of technology to support the inclusion of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the curriculum. His work covers all phases of schools and learners with a very broad range of SEND.
He has devised and delivered courses at post-graduate and foundation degree levels, and taught teaching assistants at many different levels, including NVQ.
His articles have appeared in TES, Guardian, Special Children, SECED, and Special World, along with a diverse range of blogs. His several books include co-authoring, 'Learning with Mobile and Handheld Technologies' ' winner of Best Book in the 2015 Technology and Innovation Awards.