Effective text-to-speech options have proliferated in recent years. A couple of days ago, Richard Byrne pointed us to yet another one that is worth knowing about. The developers indicate that their initial purpose was, “to assist students with learning disabilities with their studies, by means of auditory learning and auditory processing.” [...]
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The website I’m highlighting today says it offers “games, songs, communication cards, print resources and information for special needs”. This is great. Better still is the fact that resources designed and intended for learners with special needs are often valuable for learners without special needs designations. This reality is at the heart [...]
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Almost a year ago, I wrote a post about Reading Planet by Reading is Fundamental. I’m writing today about another terrific site from the same great organization.
Leading to Reading is, “A free resource to help parents and childcare providers develop the language skills of their infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Available in English and [...]
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A rough count tells me I now have over 200 resources bookmarked with a view to writing blog posts. No wonder I’m tempted to feel overwhelmed sometimes. Today I’m going to write about a website that I’ve had bookmarked for quite a while.
Kindersay describes itself as, “…a free online video website designed [...]
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Orli, at GO2WEB20 has shared another resource with good classroom potential for constructively engaging learners.
PHOTOSOUP uses Flickr photos and their tags to generate timed word search puzzles. Just type in a term, and the puzzle is created almost instantly. The puzzle grid is 14 x 14, and 17 pictures are used for each [...]
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