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Pupil Support Centre




ICT Accessibility Guide

Making the Online Classroom more Accessible

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3 - Immersive Reader
4 - Immersive Reader in Teams
5 - Immersive Reader in Chrome
6 - Immersive Reader in Edge
7 - Microsoft Word - Features Checklist
8 - Microsoft Word - Dictate
9 - Microsoft Word - Highlight Text and Change Background Colour
10 -Micorsoft Word - Dictionary, Grammar and Spell - check
11 -Microsoft Word - Change Voice and Speed

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Microsoft Immersive Reader

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Immersive Reader is part of Microsoft Learning Tools and is designed to improve reading support for learners with literacy difficulties, such as dyslexia. However, it can help anyone who wants to increase their fluency or decode more complex texts.

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Features Checklist:

*Text-to-speech - documents can be spoken aloud.
*Different background colours and font themes so learners can customise font size, style, colour and background as well as line spacing between words.
*Options to change text size.
*Syllables - words are broken down to help with decoding, word recognition and pronunciation.
*Parts of Speech - words are colour coded into nouns, verbs and adjectives to help with grammar.
*Line Focus - helps to reduce clutter and aid concentration.
*Picture Dictionary - Picture Communication Symbols so learners can see a visual representation of words and hear individual words spoken aloud.

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IMMERSIVE READER on MICROSOFT TEAMS

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IMMERSIVE READER in CHROME

To use Immersive Reader in Chrome you will need to download the FREE extension. Follow the steps in the video below.

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IMMERSIVE READER in EDGE

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MICROSOFT WORD

Microsoft Word is probably the most used word processor in Scottish schools and colleges. It has some features which can be helpful for pupils with additional support needs such as dyslexia.

Features Checklist

*Speaking the entire document, paragraph or word
*Highlighting the text as it goes
*A talking dictionary and spell checker
*Adjustments to the word highlight colours
*Changing the voice and the speed
*Convert text to speech (wav or mp3)

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MICROSOFT WORD - using DICTATE

The Dictate function gives you the ability to speak and then have that speech translated to text on the screen.

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MICROSOFT WORD - HIGHLIGHTING TEXT and CHANGING THE BACKGROUND COLOUR

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