How Technology Can Assist Students with Dyslexia

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How Technology Can Assist Students with Dyslexia

• Siobhán Colclough
• Dyslexia Advisor
• UCC

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ADVANTAGES OF TECHNOLOGY

• Technology
• Empowers students and makes them more independent
  learners
• Allows students to increase their employability
  and improves their IT skills
• Is transferable
• Allows students become more confident
• Provides greater flexibility

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SIGNIFICANCE OF IT TO STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA
Completion of coursework
Assessment
IT Interventions Solutions in University
Graduation and Employment
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TECHNOLOGY USED BY STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA

• Read and Write Gold 8.1
• Scanning OCR Software
• Mind Mapping
• Blackboard
• TextAccess (Alternative Formats)
• Web Resources
• Electronic Gadgets

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READ AND WRITE GOLD 8.1THE MAIN FEATURES

• Spell Check - definitions, auto correct, spelling
  log
• Speech Feedback proofread essays, read websites
• Study Skills highlighting, summarise texts
• Mind Mapping brainstorming, planning and
  organising essays and exams
• Scanning

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SCANNINGOCR (Optical Character Recognition)
SOFTWARE

• How is this useful?
• Students can scan texts and edit them
• Use the features of Read and Write Gold with
  scanned texts such as speech feedback
• Scan texts and then convert them to MP3 files
• Use digital cameras in lectures to photograph
  overheads

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Mind MappingMind Manager Inspiration
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BLACKBOARD

• Can
• Allow students access notes they might miss in
  class
• Lessen the amount of notes students take in a
  lecture and allow them to listen
• Allow students prepare for lectures in advance
• Make students more independent and take control
  of their learning

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TEXT ACCESS

• Gives students access to
• Alternative formats of texts
• Audio
• Electronic
• Accessible formats
• www.textaccess.ie

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WEB RESOURCES

• Information on Services in UCC
• www.ucc.ie/dss
• Online Books
• www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk
• Study Skills
• www.questforlearning.org

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ELECTRONIC GADGETS
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AT ACROSS UCC ACADEMIC YEAR 2007/08

• Assistive Technology Lab Boole Library
• Open Access Lab with 8 Computers
• High Speed Scanner
• Training and Assessment Room
• Alternative Media Format Room
• Library
• Education Applied Social Studies Departments
• 30 Computers with Read Write and Zoomtext
• Site Licenses for Read Write
• On all computers in Library and Boole Basement.
• Can be put into any Lab in College if Needed

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MY CONTACT DETAILS

• Siobhan Colclough
• Address DSS
• South Lodge
• UCC
• Email s.colclough_at_ucc.ie
• Tel [phone]

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Questions

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Pricing
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Contact Details For TextHelp

• AddressTexthelp Systems LtdEnkalon Business
  Centre25 Randalstown RoadAntrimBT41
  4LJNorthern Ireland
• Telephone[phone]      
• Fax [phone]
• Website http//www.texthelp.com