One useful piece of assistive technology is using SIRI on an
iPad or iPhone. For children who struggle
with spelling but can’t use a dictionary of spell checker, SIRI can be used
instead. All the children need to do is
ask SIRI how to spell the word they need.
Madlibs is a fun word game that encourages children to create a funny story without having to write all of it. The app asks for nouns, verbs ending in ing etc
Once all the words have been put in the app generates a
story with the words. There are also
different additions of the app such as Hello Kitty and Diary of a Wimpy kid.
The app can be used to support pupils who struggle to create
a story or need support learning the grammatical terms.
Recommended age 7 upwards dependent on which stories you
choose.
Hairy
letters and hairy phonics apps are produced by Nessy. For those children who need some extra
support with learning phonics. The apps
links the graphemes and phonemes and include handwriting practice and word
building.
Great for
Key stage one and lower key stage two.
This is
great for encouraging children to think about how many letters in words. Children can use a dictionary to look words
up to put in their crossword. The
crosswords can be made using any words that fit.
