Developmental Disorders, Communication and Interaction

Colour coding and Highlighting:

• Many students with ASD are visual thinkers and by assigning a colour to a category establishes clear, visual organisation. This allows the student to draw on learnt experiences, which creates a sense of order and reduces anxiety.
• Highlighting information and gathering into a collection of colour coded information makes research and revision easier.

Global Tasks

Writing Helper

Text to speech:

• Using headphones to listen to text being read aloud can cut down on distractions
• Following along as the text is highlighted can help with concentration

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Screen Masking: 

• Screen masking can really help students with ADHD or ADD to concentrate, by focussing on smaller amounts of text at a time and reducing visual stress.
•  Using the reading ruler enables students to track text as they are reading, whether it is one line at a time or several paragraphs. As the student is in control of the ruler, it keeps them engaged and builds confidence.

Read&Write

ClaroRead

Spell checking and vocabulary:

• These features help the student to understand why a word is incorrect, and gives them assistance in selecting the right correction.

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ClaroRead

Task management and organisation: 

• Knowing everything is in one place, organised, colour coded and with clear priorities can help students who systemise and require high levels of structure.
• Due dates can be added to all tasks. This can provide clarity to students who require a clear end point to when activities should be completed.
• Students are able to set up recurring tasks for daily, weekly, monthly, yearly occurrences. This can be a useful feature to help students with ASD who require repetitive activities to cope with everyday life.

Global Tasks

Writing Helper

Visual overview:

• A ‘Visual Overview’ instead of long lists – reducing reliance on working memory and high levels of concentration.
• Students can understand projects at a glance with minimal reading. The ‘Visual Overview’ makes it easier to focus, process and retain information.

Global Tasks

Writing Helper

Audio notes:

• If the user is finding it hard to focus on a lesson or lecture, they can record it using and then review it later (in short sections if necessary), adding notes and so on.

Read&Write

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ClaroRead

Scan and Screenshot Reader:

• The scanning feature means students can convert hard copies of text and documents into digital versions, which they can then access in multiple ways.

Read&Write

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ClaroRead

Writing Helper