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e-Guidelines 9: Supporting Adult Learners with Dyslexia

e-Guidelines 9: Supporting Adult Learners with Dyslexia

Harnessing the Power of Technology

Sally McKeown

978-1-86201-293-6
August 2006
£10.95
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About This Publication

Tutors are determined to provide appropriate learning opportunities for the full range of learners who are coming to their classes. Some worry that they are not doing enough to support learners with dyslexia and wonder if they should be doing something special and different to meet the needs of this particular group.

This book draws on the experience of many practitioners and outlines some of the key questions tutors should ask themselves, their colleagues and their learners. It shows how bringing together appropriate online resources, software, accessibility options and paper-based materials can increase confidence and make learning more enjoyable.

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2
What is dyslexia?
  • Behaviour
Chapter 3 How do people learn?
Chapter 4 Be prepared
  • First impressions matter!
  • Planning ahead
  • Assessment
Chapter 5 Making reading easier
  • Keep all your handouts on electronic files
  • Do not use justified text
  • Give a choice of colours where possible
  • Make web pages easier to read
  • Use sans serif fonts
  • Don't print text over images
  • Use styles and headings as signposts
  • Do not pack in too much information
  • Use screen tips
  • Provide a text-to-speech facility
  • Useful sources of support
Chapter 6 Does it have to be reading and writing?
  • Working with the text
  • Diagrams vs text
  • Keep instructions simple
  • Combine different media
  • Sorting activities
  • Using PowerPoint as a visual prompt
  • Labelling diagrams
  • Cloze
  • Drag and drop
  • Webquest
  • Further information
Chapter 7 Supporting writing
  • Planning
  • Writing
  • Points to consider
Chapter 8 Good skills for learners
  • How to change colours and fonts
  • Paste special
  • AutoSummarise
  • Highlighter
  • Spike
  • Using bullet points or numbering
  • Spell checker
  • Thesaurus
  • AutoCorrect
  • Google toolbar
Chapter 9 Conclusion
Chapter 10 References
  • Organisations
  • SItes
  • Books and articles
  • Contacts for software mentioned in the text