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Reading and Writing Difficulties

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Techniques & Tips 

Keep Students Writing All Summer

July 28, 2014July 28, 2014 Jason Carroll Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, K-12, ESL, vacation activities, writing activities, summer slide, iReadWrite

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post on 6 Resources to Help Stop

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Tools & Resources 

Fluency Tutor for Google Now Available

July 24, 2014July 24, 2014 Jason Carroll text-to-speech, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, Google Apps, ESL

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com According to the National Center for Education Statistics, nearly two-thirds of students in the US

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Web links Tools & Resources 

Educational Technology Leaders – A Great Resource

July 18, 2014 Jason Carroll Learning Disabilities, Learning Difficulties, Assistive Technology, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, professional learning networks, Google Apps, higher education, K-12, Professional Development, edtech

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com July is shaping up to be a busy month. From ISTE two weeks ago to

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Workshops Events 

Take your literacy instruction to new levels for YOUR students. All of them.

July 16, 2014July 16, 2014 Barbara Landsberg Learning Difficulties, Assistive Technology, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, Early Childhood Education, workshops, Primary School Education

Learn how to differentiate the Literacy Block for your diverse range of students in all areas of literacy instruction –

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Techniques & Tips 

3 Cool Things #5

July 11, 2014February 11, 2015 Charlene Cullen AAC, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, visual supports, organisation tools

New ideas and information is at our fingertips like never before and I plan on continuing to share some of

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Tools & Resources 

6 Resources to Help Stop the Summer Slide

July 11, 2014 Jason Carroll Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, reading activities, vacation activities

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com This week marks the halfway point of summer break for many students in the US.

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Tools & Resources Latest News 

Read&Write for Google Update – June 2014

June 27, 2014June 30, 2014 Jason Carroll Assistive Technology, text-to-speech, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, Word Prediction, Google, Read&Write for Google, Google Docs extension

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com A new update for Read&Write for Google went live today and includes several exciting new

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Tools & Resources 

Read&Write 6 Gold for Mac Now Available!

June 2, 2014June 12, 2014 Jason Carroll Assistive Technology, text-to-speech, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, Word Prediction, screen reader, higher education, PDF reader, web reader

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com Today Texthelp released Version 6 of Read&Write Gold for Mac. The software has been completely

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Tools & Resources 

Tools for Summarising Text

May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 Jason Carroll Assistive Technology, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, Google Docs, higher education, ESL, study skills

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com I just returned from a wonderful week in Australia where I had the opportunity to

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Tools & Resources 

Read&Write for Google is now Free for Teachers!

May 22, 2014May 22, 2014 Jason Carroll Assistive Technology, text-to-speech, Reading and Writing Difficulties, Word Prediction, dyslexia, study skills, ePub reader, Google Docs extension

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com Last week, Texthelp announced through social media channels that a surprise was coming soon in

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