Results of your search for Dyslexia
Disabilities
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DyslexiaDifficulties
Planning and OrganisationShort-Term Memory
Visual Stress
Written Language
Issues
Adobe PDF accessibility issuesAdobe PDF conversion to text to speech
Collecting References
Dictionary comparison
Documents are not available in electronic format
Dragon NaturallySpeaking for getting ideas down.
Essay planning takes too long
Essay structure
Essay writing accuracy
Facebook has its uses but you also waste time!
Finding places
Flickering on the screen
Forgetting ideas for assignments or missing appointments
Forums not good for collaborative writing.
Glare on the screen
Group organisation and planning
Handwriting a personal diary
Learning by doing rather than listening
Mind mapping for planning
Note taking at speed
One screen feels too crowded when working on documents
Organising ideas and notes
Organising references
Organising timetables
Organising timetables and e-mails
Putting thoughts into the right order
Reading accurately
Reading for long periods difficult
Recording useful information
References from the internet
Referencing problems
Referencing taking up too much time
Referencing with numerical format
Reflecting on academic work
Remembering numbers, web addresses etc.
Reports do not help me remember things
Screen glare and resolution settings
Self-plagiarism
Spell checking for assignments
Spell checking on Facebook
Spell checking whilst writing
Spelling and vocabulary
Spelling complex words
Spelling online
Spelling when on placement and presenting
Time on computer based tasks
Understanding complex vocabulary
Voice command access to Moodle
Word dictionary not helpful
Writing too much for an assignment
Strategies
AutoSummarise for cutting word limitsBlackberry for medical spell checking
Blackberry for spell checking on Facebook
Blackboard download files
Blogging and checking spelling
Blogging to reflect on my PhD
CapturaTalk and the HTC mobile phone
CapturaTalk for understanding complex medical terms.
Dictionary as part of Mac OS
Dictionary.com when Word fails
Dragon NaturallySpeaking for essay writing
Dragon NaturallySpeaking to get the ideas going
Facebook with MSN
Find Resources via Blackboard & Google spell check
Global AutoCorrect for keeping in the flow
Google Book Search
Google spell checker and Oxford dictionary
HP iPaq for organisation and note taking
Inspiration for planning a case study
LiveJournal as a personal diary
Microsoft PowerPoint for ordering thoughts
Monitor in portrait mode and high resolution
Opera mouse gestures and clicks
Organising with a PDA and mobile phone
Planning using OneNote
Planning using Word and Texthelp
Planning using yEd Graph
Podcasts to aid memory
QuickTime and video podcasts
Reference Crib Sheet with EndNote
References from digital archives and EndNote
Referencing using Idea Rover and EndNote
Referencing using Microsoft Word 2007
Scanning print documents
Screen dulled down and blue
Screen resolution changes and tinted glasses
Screenshot Reader for reading inaccessible text
Smartphone camera as a memory aid
Spelling with Word, Babylon and Google
Two screens for notes and editing.
Using the web to avoid self-plagiarism
Wiki used for collaborative writing
Wikipedia for meanings
Tasks
Academic writingAdobe PDF reading
Blogs, Wikis and Personal Reflections
Citations, References & Bibliographies.
Collaboration online
Generating ideas and planning
Presentations
