Practice Foreign Language Text with Fluency Tutor
22nd September 2016 -We talk a lot about Fluency Tutor for Google as a powerful tool for students to practice and improve their reading, whether it’s young readers just starting to master their skills or struggling readers who need the extra practice outside of the classroom. But did you know that Fluency Tutor is not just for students practicing reading in English?
Continue ReadingSupporting students with dyslexia in an increasingly tough GCSE playing field
15th September 2016 -This week’s guest blog comes from Malcolm Litten, a member of the British Dyslexia Association New Technologies Committee. Malcolm continues to teach English to individuals who experience literacy difficulties, having enjoyed over 40 years as an English teacher. He spent over half of that time working with pupils affected by dyslexia. Here, Malcolm discusses the latest set of GCSE results and what the implications could be for students with dyslexia.
Continue ReadingRead&Write is Back to School with New Features
8th September 2016 -At Texthelp, we’ve been busy over the summer adding some much requested features to Read&Write for Google Chrome just in time for the new school year. We have lots of new things to share with you about this release, including new capabilities for existing tools you know and love (like the ability to work in Google Slides!), and completely new features like our new Screen Masking tool.
Continue reading for the details, along with some videos and screenshots you can use to share these great updates with your students and colleagues.
Continue ReadingRead&Write has been given a new medical boost!
1st September 2016 -This week, we have some really exciting news to share! From September 1st, Read&Write for Windows will now have the capability to spell check and conduct word prediction with an additional 98,000 medical, and 8,000 pharmaceutical words (UK spellings only at present).
Continue ReadingHelp Students Practice Sight Words with Fluency Tutor for Google
22nd August 2016 -Back in the 1930’s, Dr. Edward William Dolch put together a list of commonly used words that students frequently come across. He found that 220 words made up between 50% and 75% of all words found in children's books at the time.
Things have obviously changed since the 1930s, but many sight words remain the same. Do a quick search for top 100 sight words and you will instantly find lists of the top 100, 300 or even 1000 sight words, many of which are broken down by grade level.
Fluency Tutor for Google is a reading tutor that allows students to practice sight words. It's is easy as 1, 2, 3…
Continue ReadingDoes disability disclosure and self-identification really help support your staff
21st July 2016 -I’ve attended a number of high profile, disability focused events this year such as CSUN in California and the M-Enabling Summit in Washington. One of the most commonly discussed issues centres around the provision of assistive technology.
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