dyslexia and the use of assistive technology

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Dr Ian Smythe ianssmythe@gmail.com Dyslexia and the Use of Assistive Technology Dyslexia Matters – 16 February 2011 Please note that this will not make a lot of sense unless you were at the talk!

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EU Projects

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Dyslexia A guide for Parents and Teacher (In Bosnian) Mirela Duranoviæ And Ian Smythe British Dyslexia Association Employment and Dyslexia Handbook 2009 Edited by Dr Ian Smythe Published by The British Dyslexia Association Unit 8 Bracknell Breaches Old Bracknell Lane Bracknell RG12 7BW Helpline: 0845 251 9002 Administration: 0845 251 9003 Website: www.bdadyslexia.org.uk ISBN

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What is Assistive Technology? The definition of Assistive technology is context dependent. That is, it depends on who it assist? For the purposes of this talk (and in the field of dyslexia) it maybe considered to include any technology (hardware and software) that will make life easier principally in the areas of reading and writing, but may also support skills such as include memory and organisation. It is technology that will always be needed, since it does not help you improve that skill or sensory preference. It is not designed to train, modify or adapt a skill or preference, but to cater for the difference between the individuals needs and the general needs of others.

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What is Assistive Technology? Learning Technology Assistive Technology Reading support (TTS) Writing support (STT, Concept maps) Memory and organisation support (Stickies, Keepass) Literacy acquisition (Wordshark) Knowledge acquisition (YouTube, Ebooks) Mixed Typing Tutors Study Skills Support (Move627, BDA)

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Updated knowledge Scan + OCR E-Document Visual-based Processing Document (e.g. Book) Simplify Preferences Text-to-speech Working memory Auditory STM Sound-based Processing Knowledge Accessing text Assistive Technology and its uses Recording

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Working memory Knowledge Output text Concept output Orthographic Processing Phonological Processing Speech to text Assistive Technology E-Document Validation Concept map Word processor

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Assistive Technology

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Text-to-speech Who suggest? How do they choose?

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Heuristics and metrics

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Who pays and what costs? 1) Match to real world and real needs 2) Control 3) System Status How long until your status bar appears? 4) Help and documentation

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Text-to-speech

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Technology

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Technology

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Technology

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Teknoloji

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Interface

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Interface

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Writing Frames The Concept Map

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Assistive Technology

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Assistive Technology

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Memory

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Memory

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Memory

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Text-to-speech

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Technology

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Technology

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Technology

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BATS

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EduApps

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EduApps

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Support for those helping dyslexic individuals

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ICT Module for students (Dessdys)

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Resources

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Resources

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Support for teachers and parents

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Sequential memory Sequential memory Difficulty identifying sounds Difficulty recalling sound sequence Spelling difficulties Difficulty with phoneme, rhyme and first phoneme identification Left-right confusion Orientation difficulties Visual confusion with words Sight words difficulties Reading difficulties Auditory Memory Discrimination Visual Memory Discrimination Visual- Spatial Sound-letter correspondence Drawing skills

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Support for those helping dyslexic individuals

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