SEND Resources, Products & Services
Fonetti is the interactive reading platform where children read aloud, giving teaching staff real-time pupil reading data in the Fonetti School Portal.
Reading independently on the Fonetti app helps children improve their confidence, fluency and vocabulary, whatever their starting point, while promoting a love of reading.
Patented speech recognition listens as children read aloud, turning the words green when read correctly, and an audible clue if they get stuck. In-app rewards and visual feedback keeps readers engaged, along with fiction, non-fiction and curriculum-supporting content, crafted for different reading ages and abilities.
In school, the app is used alongside the Fonetti School Portal, where teachers allocate books to individuals, intervention groups or whole classes, and then track reading progress and accuracy in real-time, in order to make effective use of 1:1 time. Teachers can instantly see which readers are struggling, and who needs a new challenge.
The app supports the learning needs of children with SEND with dyslexia-friendly fonts and the ability to pause the book whenever needed – accommodating shorter attention spans. App-based reading provides an alternative format to print, and throughout there’s immediate positive reinforcement, congratulating progress to build confidence, helping remove the fear of reading aloud.
Booost is here to help students who learn differently to organise, optimise, and overcome their challenges. Fully utilising time in the day is a headache for anyone; it is even more of an obstacle for students struggling with concentration, processing speed, memory, and overwhelm. Booost’s software enables these students in their studies. The smart time management features help schedule their day, taking their timetable and identifying where available time is. Further than this, Booost will recommend what task to prioritise in that time based on due date, importance, and how close to completion it is. Booost also provides instant access to a library of expertly written wellbeing advice. Available anytime through any device, advice is recommended based on the type of lesson the student is in. Booost is the first piece of software to synchronise time management assistance and wellbeing support under one roof. Created by disability needs assessors it was made to fit this specific gap, where students had previously been missing out. Booost will be further expanding its product range to continue supporting these students.
Glean is an organisation that seeks to drive a big impact on how people engage with information in order to learn effectively. Launched in 2020 by the makers of Sonocent Audio Notetaker, Glean now works with over 600 colleges and universities worldwide and supports over 200,000 students. Glean was established to solve a universal learning problem: information overload. Its innovative software, and the structure that underpins it, is making 95% of its users learn more effectively from class content.
Inclusive Technology – Inclusive Stories
New from HelpKidzLearn, Inclusive Stories. Fun and engaging, animated sensory stories and resources specially designed to focus on a range of learning intentions, developmental areas, and topics relevant for learners with a wide range of educational needs.
Inclusive Stories is a creation of Pete Wells, an award-winning special educational needs teacher and senior leader. Inclusive Stories were written so that educators could provide a range of sensory experiences and motivational activities for children and adults of all ages and abilities.
Sensory experiences and play helps students to learn more about the world around them and supports language development as they learn to respond to different stimuli. Sensory play encourages learning through exploration, curiosity, problem solving and creativity.
Inclusive Stories have been specially written to address functional skills, cross-curricular personal development as well as several sensitive issues and topics such as bullying, personal hygiene, spiritual moral social and cultural development and social, emotional and mental health. Inclusive Stories cover a range of topics including literacy, numeracy, science, computing, arts, humanities, P.H.S.C.E, physical education design and technology and much more.
OrCam Technologies – OrCam Learn
An estimated 1 in 5 children in every classroom – in every school – are dyslexic.
Launched earlier this year to innovatively support students of all aptitudes – including dyslexia – as they read and study, the OrCam Learn empowers students with learning challenges to read independently and increase their confidence in and out of the classroom.
As the first-ever solution to enable instant reading of full pages of any printed text and digital screens, OrCam Learn can be integrated into day-to-day school life, freeing up teachers to spend less time assessing, and more time teaching.
The Reading Pal feature adapts to match the student’s desired reading pace. It harnesses the benefits of reading out loud in boosting literacy, engagement, and comprehension. The always-positive feedback encourages independent learning, promoting a personal and interactive experience to drive engagement with students, leading to positive outcomes.
Special iApps C.I.C. – Special Words Plus
Special iApps C.I.C. are a social enterprise that have been developing educational apps for children with Special Educational Needs since 2011. Their apps can be used in a number of languages to support children learn and develop and build their literacy, numeracy, speech & communication and working memory. Specifically designed to support children who have autism, Down syndrome, sensory loss with hearing or visual impairment, cerebral palsy, dyslexia and dyspraxia or those that just need some additional support with differentiated personalised learning materials.
Special Words Plus was released in 2021 and provides Early Years and SEND children the opportunity to improve communication, vocabulary and literacy skills, allowing them to show just how much they know by matching pictures with words and spoken words.
You can create your own resources using your own photographs or download Special iApps curriculum add-ons from within the app as well as access Numicon Shapes, Makaton Symbols and add-ons that compliment Learn and Thrive’s Teach Me Too videos.
This app replaces our older Special Words standard edition and is included in our new Special iApps membership. It’s a web-app that can be used on a variety of devices including laptops, desktops, Chromebook, tablets and phones.
Provision Map from Tes is a unique piece of software which enables schools to create flexible learning plans that are fully customisable in line with the SEND code of practice and follow the assess – plan – do – review approach. Provision Map makes it fast and easy to map out interventions and to keep track of who is involved in each intervention. Schools can automatically calculate cost and can view provision reviews and outcome tracking.
Provision Map is more than just provision mapping, it’s a management information system specifically designed for busy SENCOs and Pupil Premium co-ordinators to help manage SEND pupils and improve learning outcomes, while providing comprehensive evidence for inspections.
Touch-type Read and Spell – TTRS Online
Touch-type Read and Spell (TTRS) is a research-based typing program that has been helping students with special needs learn keyboarding for the past 25+ years. The course builds typing, spelling, and reading skills through a structured program of phonics delivered across short and manageable typing modules. The display is fully customisable to meet the needs of students with sensory issues, and there are no distracting graphics or loud games. With TTRS, learners can go at their own pace and repeat modules as necessary as they earn stars, trophies and certificates of achievement for their work. Moreover, parents and teachers can enter custom spelling lists and assign English, maths, science and general subject content aligned with the UK curriculum to create a versatile learning tool for students of all ages. Education Resource of the Year, 2017, Education Resource Awards. Bett Awards 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022 Finalist. Learn more at www.readandspell.com.
