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Dear Parents and Carers
Please find below some useful information as to how IT can be used to support reading and writing at home. We hope that you will find it useful. The dictation tool is particularly useful for pupils who may have difficulties with written recording and spelling. Immersive reader is a useful tool for pupils who may find reading difficult.
Support with Writing
Dictate your documents using Word
Word for Microsoft 365 Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac Word for the web
Dictation lets you use speech-to-text to author content in Office with a microphone and reliable internet connection. It is a quick and effective way to get your thoughts out, create drafts or outlines, and capture notes.
Please follow the link below for further details.
Support with Reading
Use Immersive Reader
OneNote for Windows 10 OneNote 2016 OneNote for the web OneNote for iOS
Immersive Reader, included in OneNote Learning Tools, is a full screen reading experience to increase readability of content in OneNote documents. Learning Tools is designed to support students with dyslexia and dysgraphia in the classroom but can support anyone who wants to make reading on their device easier.
Please follow the link below for further details.
We hope that both ‘tools’ within Microsoft Word will be useful and beneficial in helping pupils to develop independence in reading and writing.
Best wishes and stay safe.
The Learning Support Team