{"id":347,"date":"2021-05-27T09:49:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T09:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/ahslibrary\/?page_id=347"},"modified":"2021-05-27T11:42:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T11:42:26","slug":"help-with-reading-and-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/ahslibrary\/reading\/help-with-reading-and-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Help with reading and learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you find reading difficult?\u00a0 Do you have dyslexia?<\/h3>\n

There are lots of ways to help you enjoy reading and studying.<\/p>\n

Library Services<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Use one of our great apps to access eBooks and eAudio.\u00a0 Amongst features, font and size can be changed, colours can be altered and text can be highlighted and read back to you using your device settings.<\/p>\n

\"BorrowBox\"Read<\/p>\n

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You will need your library borrower number and PIN – ask in the school library if you have forgotten.<\/p>\n

The library can also provide a wide range of materials, including Barrington Stoke books, large print, mp3 books, graphic novels and audio books.<\/p>\n

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ICT Support<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Text-to-speech is a computer voice that speaks text from a document or website.\u00a0 Many schools use ‘Talking Head’ which is installed on school computers.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.wordtalk.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.naturalreaders.com<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.eduapps.org<\/a><\/p>\n

You can change the colour contrast when using WORD to help reduce visual stress.\u00a0 Use design<\/em> or page layout<\/em> and then choose Page Colour.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.callscotland.org.uk\/mystudybar\/<\/a><\/p>\n

MyStudyBar<\/strong> is a suite of free applications assembled into one package to support literacy difficulties.\u00a0 It can help with planning (mindmaps), reading, writing, voice and vision.<\/p>\n

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