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Date and time

Friday 24 March 2023, 10.00 am to 12 pm

Delivery mode

Online – a Zoom link will be provided 24 hours prior to the event

Audience 

Teacher, Individual Needs Coordinator

Description

In this webinar, participants will look at, and evaluate, tools for increasing student access to information and performance in reading, spelling, writing and note-taking in all subject areas. Free, easy-to-use and affordable tools will be the focus.

The use of assistive technology is not a solution for dyslexia, but it can minimise the impact dyslexia has on individuals.                    

Key takeaways               

• an understanding of the  tools which can be used to increase student access to information and performance in reading, spelling, writing and note-taking in all subject areas

• free, easy-to-use and affordable tools.

Presenter information

Shirley Houston

Shirley Houston is an educational consultant with over 35 years of teaching experience and a Masters degree in Special Education. She is a long-standing Board member of The Dyslexia-SPELD Foundation of Western Australia. Shirley has established a reputation as a caring, dynamic and innovative educator whose programs reflect both current research and a deep understanding of the needs of students with learning difficulties and disabilities. She has taught students in years K-12 at government, Catholic and Independent schools, in Australia and in America.

Link(s) to relevant VRQA Standards 

•  Curriculum and Student Learning – Student learning outcomes