[senco-forum] Computer Aided Learning

Dear Barbara,

I use both these resources and and they are very different.  I use 
Lexia as a programme a child can work through with a TA.  It has its 
merits and the child loves it but it acts as a supplementary programme 
and I confess use it to fill a gap because this child does not do 
French because of his huge level of difficulty. I can rig it so that 
each week he works on the elements of the teaching he has had earlier 
in the week.  Most of the other children find it quite tedious.  I 
would never use it as a teaching programme .

Nessy on the other hand, is a very valuable teaching resource. It 
provides worksheets, activities and games. You can follow their 
teaching order or pick and choose depending on what you are targeting.  
There are card games which print onto labels.  The skill levels span a 
huge range so the activities will work for most students you are likely 
to work with however i teach yrs 2-8 so I can't speak for secondary.  
We recently had visiting teachers from other schools and I, well my 
team and I concluded that it is one resource we could not live without.
Hope this helps.

Judy

On 30 May 2007, at 18:08, Barbara James wrote:

>
> Hi There,
>
> I am a Senco in a primary school and I would like to introduce a new 
> computer aided learning programme in school I have looked at Lexia and 
> the Nessy Learning Programme.
> I would be interested to hear from other poeople who have used these 
> software programmes and their thoughts about them.
> At present, I am drawn towards the |Nessy programme as it seems to be 
> less expensive and easier to follow.
>
>
> I would be grateful for any feed back about these programmes and which 
> one would be the best to install.
>
> Barbara James
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