Falkirk Council Childrens Services Support Session for Larbert

Falkirk Council Children’s Services Support Session for Larbert Cluster Literacy Group David Wells Louise Amos Additional Support for Learning Advisor - ICT Additional Support for Learning Outreach Team Teacher

• Padlet is an interactive feedback tool • Locate the following link on any internet enabled device – school or personal https: //padlet. com/davidrosswells/ wnelqv 0 eg 71 w

Additional Support for Learning Outreach Team Reasons for literacy difficulties 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Dyslexia Developmental delay +/or immaturity ASD, ADHD, DCD etc. Speech and language difficulties EAL Gaps in learning due to absence, medical condition etc. 7. Teaching (pace, style and methods)

Additional Support for Learning Outreach Team Potential areas of difficulty 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Processing (auditory +/or visual) Phonological awareness Oral language skills Memory (short term, working) Sequencing and directionality

Additional Support for Learning Outreach Team Visual Processing - Indicators 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Slow reading speed Visual discrimination difficulty Letter sequences muddled Weak visual memory Difficulty copying Tracking difficulties Limited written work

Additional Support for Learning Outreach Team Visual Processing- Strategies 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Multi-sensory teaching Structured phonic approach Mnemonic & rhyme strategies for spelling Copying at a minimum Coloured background Alternative methods to writing

Additional Support for Learning Outreach Team Auditory Processing - Indicators 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Weak sequential memory Difficulty concentrating Easily distracted Note taking is difficult Auditory discrimination difficulty Naming Syllables muddled

Additional Support for Learning Outreach Team Auditory Processing - Strategies 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Multi-sensory teaching Structured phonic approach with visuals Small amounts of information Talk more slowly Syllable and sound blending activities Reduce background noise

Additional Support for Learning Outreach Team Phonological Awareness - Indicators 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Spelling skills Reading skills Identifying syllables Phoneme isolation Blending Sound manipulation Rhyme

Additional Support for Learning Outreach Team Phonological Awareness - Strategies 1. 2. 3. 4. Visuals Actions Blend smaller chunks Phonological activities built into literacy lessons

Additional Support for Learning Outreach Team Memory Difficulties - Indicators 1. 2. 3. 4. Following instructions Mental maths Written work Easily distracted

Additional Support for Learning Outreach Team Memory Difficulties - Strategies 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Information in small amounts Repeat and revisit during tasks Visual cues Minimise distractions Mind maps Shorter activities

• This service provides young people from 3 – 18 years with the ability to access Information Communication Technology as their needs require. • Referral to the service should be made where the Team Around the Child (TAC) feel that ICT support is required. • A referral to the service is made by completing an ICT ASL coversheet and Child’s Plan Form 2. In addition to this a Child’s Action Plan (Form 4) and a Record of Meeting (Form 6) must be included. • Each referral is assessed by a panel. This usually consists of an ASL Adviser (myself), a Principal Teacher of Pupil Support and a Support for Learning Teacher.

What types of support does the service provide? • The ICT ASL Service provides support to young people in the form of software and hardware, alongside the associated training. • Consultation with young people and staff to best establish the needs of the young person. • Training for staff in regard to software developments, such as the use of Glow, Office 365 and Clicker 7. • Disambiguation of government acts/legislation which affect the way in which we support young people with additional support needs. • Consultation with school leadership teams to resolve challenges in regard to ASN. • Guidance documents/blog to support schools, for example, SEEMi. S and Scot. Xed. • Transition support for children and ICT moving from primary to secondary provision.

Hardware and Software • • • i. Pad with apps as appropriate and keyboard where required Netbook with Office applications and Clicker 7 Laptop with Office applications, Clicker 7 and Dragon Naturally Speaking (if req’) Visual Impairment equipment such as Smartview 360, Onyx Deskset Specialist Keyboards and Mice Sloping stands for equipment i. Pod (Diabetes) Electronic Dictionaries Reader Pens (C-Pen)

How quickly can I expect support? Once it has been decided that a request for support is required a referral should be submitted. Assessment meetings are held throughout the year and for session 2017 – 2018 the dates are: 29 th September 2017 24 th November 2017 19 th January 2018 16 th March 2018 A decision will be made on the above dates providing your request is received no later than 1 week prior to the meeting. This decision will be communicated by email and thereafter fulfilment will take 6 – 8 weeks. If a referral is unsuccessful, the reason will be given and a school visit or resubmission will be offered.

ICT ASL Blog https: //blogs. glowscotland. org. uk/fa/ictasnfalkirk/

Learning Tools in Office 365 FREE through Glow Making it easier to read and write Learning Tools help everyone improve their reading and writing skills, including gifted learners, students with additional support needs or a combination of any of the broad range of unique student abilities. https: //glow. rmunify. com/ Immersive Reader

Office Lens While not an accessibility tool, Office Lens has the ability to take what is on the white board and bring it closer to the user. The OCR (optical character reader) abilities of Office Lens can take a print document and allow the user to adapt the content to the format that is needed.

Websites and Tools of Interest See additional hand-out https: //simple. wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page https: //www. nessy. com/uk/e-book/ http: //www. booksforallscotland. org. uk/

Making the most of Microsoft Word 2016 to support learners with literacy difficulties http: //www. callscotland. org. uk/common-assets/cmfiles/Making%20 the%20 most%20 of%20 Microsoft%20 Word%202016%20 to%20 sup port%20 literacy. pdf

Clicker 7 replaces Co-Writer and Kid/Inspiration as a complete literacy tool kit. As well as a word processor C 7 has the ability to perform: Text to Speech Mindmapping Create and save Audio Notes Enhanced word prediction Word Banks Interactive activities; In addition to the above C 7 has a host of other features available. All Falkirk secondary provision will soon have C 7 across the entire estate. http: //www. cricksoft. com/uk/products/clicker/home. aspx

Doorway Online is a collection of free learning activities originally developed with funding from Scottish Borders Council. It is now managed by the Doorway Accessible Software Trust, a Scottish charity. The suite comprises highly accessible educational activities that learners will find easy to use independently. Each exercise has a range of accessibility and difficulty options. http: //www. doorwayonline. org. uk/literacy/letterformation/ http: //www. doorwayonline. org. uk/timeandmoney/supermarket/

All your notes, on all your devices, all up to date. One. Note is a digital notebook for capturing, storing, and sharing all kinds of information. https: //www. onenote. com/classnotebook http: //www. onenote. com/

Accessibility Features on the Display Accommodations – Coloured Overlay Guided Access Triple press the home button in an app!

https: //blogs. glowscotland. org. uk/fa/aslot/