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Supporting learners with special educational needs using assistive technology
You’ll rarely find a teenager who doesn’t feel observed when they’re relying on a SEN teaching assistant or reader for classroom support. Although it still beats reading unsupported, it can make your learners feel singled out, and very visible to their peers – as well as foster the idea that to read, there must be a hand there to hold.
A reading pen can give secondary SEN learners their reading independence back.
A SEN teaching assistant for reading at home?
Learners don’t just read in school. A SEN teaching assistant or human reader support can’t aid outside the classroom.
Dyslexia reading aids open the door to reading fluency at home and on the go. It’s about building the confidence to read, so that they can revise, join in, and even read for pleasure – giving students the chance to develop a love for literacy.
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How can a dyslexia reading aid like a scanning pen reduce reading anxiety?
It’s as simple as scan, listen, and understand: just plug in the headphones and move the pen across the text on the page. Whether used as a dyslexia reading aid or an assistive tech learning tool to help readers feel more supported and in control, scanning pens combine a suite of reading support tools with a super-simple scan-and-go design.
Scan
Listen
Understand
What could your recommended devices do for your students?
There was a Year 11 student who’s got quite significant reading needs – she took C-Pen Reader 2 and Exam Reader 2 home, got to grips with them straight away, and really found that it made a significant difference to her.
Her parents were so positive about them, and said what a difference it made both to her reading for pleasure at home and her confidence in her exams.
— Patricia Dale, Specialist Teacher and Assessor, Harrow Way Community School
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Assistive Technology for EAL Students
Students with English as an Additional Language (EALs) often experience reading anxiety and find that they need additional support to read with confidence in English.
Assistive technology devices that feature dictionary definition software, scan-to-file functionality, and the ability to record are often extremely helpful in creating a better relationship with words and sustaining language immersion at home.
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Support for the Future
By supporting these reading needs, students in need of a little extra support can breathe a sigh of relief when it comes to deciding what their future holds, and can go on to do something exciting and fulfilling... and even amaze themselves!
Check out our free trials for schools!
We know that you want to explore for yourself, and discover how these devices could support reading in your own classroom. That’s why we offer a FREE trial for schools and educators.