Dyslexia Assistive technology/ learning programs

[louloubooboo1906]

My daughter who is severely dyslexic and has dyscalculia has EHCP and EOTAS. I need to purchase a maths and reading writing program to help support her. Any advice from others who have had success. Nessy, number shark, word shark, Nessy number sense, readwrite???

Clicker8

How old is your daughter?

How old and what level is she working at in maths and English?

number shark and word shark are good for younger children (under 7) and phonics but don’t engage older children.

Has the EP not made a recommendation? Or a specialist tutor or other professional involved with the EOTAS/EOTIS package?

It depends on what you want/need. Some are those you list are more structured than others.

NumberShark and WordShark are regularly used for DC with SEN who are older than 7.

She is 11 current y6 but not attended school for over a year. Working at age 6. She’s a bright girl though. She does have specialist teaching 1-1 9 hours per week. We have funding for tech package that needs spending basically so this is in addition to her provision so just want the best support really instead of wasting on something that won’t be great!

Ok, so if working at age 6 numbershark and wordshark are developmentally appropriate.

Wordshark has a free trial of their online version.

https://www.wordshark.co.uk/tessenshow-school-trial-wordshark-online/

in English a lot will depend on whether you want to keep going with reading and writing or choose to focus on text to speech and working on gcse type content on the assumption She will have a scribe/reader for the exam.

equally, at secondary most students switch to using calculators so a focus on doing calculations on paper or in her head isn’t necessarily where you want to be focusing effort.

Even if this provision is in addition to the specialist tuition, I would ask the tutors opinion.

I would take a look at read&write. It has touch typing lessons which is a great skill to have, but done through a dyslexia friendly and spelling lens.

I disagree. Wordshark Numbershark will serve a dyslexic child well until at least the end of Key Stage 2.

Thank you. Word and number shark have been consistently recommended so I think I will give that a go and clicker as well. I have 4 children so I’m sure we will utilise it for them all. Thank you ☺️