[senco-forum] Acceleread Accelewrite

In a message dated 06/09/2006 17:09:40 GMT Standard Time,  
the.sampsons.111 at virgin.net writes:

My  school has recently bought this resource.  After a term it has   
been loaded on the server, but I cannot work out how to use it.  I  am  
probably being very dense, but I have too much to do at the  beginning  
of term to play around with it.  I have various  cards, books and cds,  
but cannot find the 'idiots guide'.
Please  could someone help me............and let me know their opinion  
of  it

Sue

Commercial interest declared.

Acceleread Accelewrite (ARAW) used to be in book form with the cards  
attached. At reprint it was decided by the publishers to put the  materials on to a 
cd rom and supply with the cards. The disadvantage is  that you have to print 
off the relevant parts of the manual - instructions,  record sheets etc. The 
advantage is that a school can print as many copies as  they wish for use 
withing their own school. The cd is effectively a "site  license book".

We developed ARAW  around talking word processors. If your computer  talks 
ARAW is the "what to do with it now it talks to help children to develop  
literacy skills". Talking word processors are in most schools - Clicker,  Textease, 
WriteOutloud to name a few.

There have been many independent evaluations and the indications are an  
average reading increase of 10 months and spelling 6 months after 6 hours work  
over 4 weeks. The highest rise in reading has been 53 months. Large increases in 
 listening skills (whatever they are!!) have also been reported.

More details and copies of ARAW are available from Talking Systems  01392 
211184 _Talksystem at aol.com_ (mailto:Talksystem at aol.com) 

Martin

Martin Miles
Educational Psychologist