[senco-forum] Accessability for Exams

The latest versionof Wordshark has excellent subject specific word 
lists for KS3.

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From: "P Smith (2)" <p.smith2 at barnsley.org>
To: <Olanys at aol.com>; <senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 4:30 PM
Subject: [senco-forum] Accessability for Exams

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> Hi All
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> I am looking for any information on generic word lists for SATs 
> and/or GCSE
> exams to make the papers more accessible to those with learning
> difficulties. I have contacted the AQA exam board and they say that 
> they are
> unaware of anything like this and have not got back to me although 
> they said
> they would look into it.
>
> Perhaps there are separate subject word lists or does anybody have 
> fully
> generic ones for all subjects or know of anywhere they might be 
> accessed?
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>
> Pete Smith
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> SENCo
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
> [mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of 
> Olanys at aol.com
> Sent: 26 November 2006 13:45
> To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
> Subject: [senco-forum] More on Dore link
>
> Apologies, I forgot to add the link to the article by Steven 
> Swinford in
> today's issue of the Sunday Times...
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> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2471967,00.html
>
> Best wishes,
> Aly
>
> Chair Auditory Processing Disorder in  the UK/APDUK
> www.lacewingmultimedia.com/APD.htm
> www.apduk.org
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