[SENco-forum] Cream Paper

For the few kids that really find extreme difficulty  6 from school of
nearly 1500 (green, blue and yellow respectively)we have the luxury of a
photocopying room and its fine to say to the technicians  any whole year 7
handouts workbooks etc do eg one yellow and one blue copy as well but the
problem comes for the one off work sheets which tend to be for the
academically weaker classes where some of these kids are - many staff
finish up resorting to asking the LSA to go and copy this in blue or
whatever - and Aly although teachers are not perfect the vast majority of
them are genuinely trying to do the best for the kids despite your
implications otherwise.
Also -from my experience- Amanda is correct in her statements   'The test is
if they keep using it - almost all don't.  The same applies to coloured
paper - they just don't seem to mind!' Many I suspect enjoy the status of an
overlay or overlay ruler or coloured paper for a while then grow out of it
barbara ht 

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From: senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
[mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Amanda
Sent: 09 October 2007 18:53
To: Alyson Mountjoy; senco-forum
Subject: RE: [SENco-forum] Cream Paper

So what do you suggest I stop doing to spend an hour and a half plus every
day at the photocopier instead of a maximum of five minutes putting
something in the machine then doing something else while it prints?  

  In my experience, most pupils can cope with what I give them, especially
if I choose my font and layout carefully, on white or one colour for each
worksheet.  I have only ever had two pupils who needed their exam papers
copied on to a different colour (one because her eyes let in too much light
and one because of scotopic sensitivity).  Both used coloured filters in
lessons because it was easier for them to do so but you can't on an exam
paper because you often need to write on it.
  I don't think it is that much of a problem.  When you give pupils the
option of using a filter they often say it helps.  The test is if they keep
using it - almost all don't.  The same applies to coloured paper - they just
don't seem to mind!

  Amanda
  Secondary SENCO
  Cornwall

Alyson Mountjoy <saylon_uk at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
  "But you just can't do every worksheet and handout for every child in
every lesson in that child's preferred colour. It just isn't practical."

Neither is being unable to read what you priovide!! 

"However, I insist that what they print out is black on white at least as
big as Times New Roman 12 pt and
1 1/2 line spaces so I can read it and mark it. 
Similarly, I need dark blue or black ink for handwriting - I just can't read
very pale colours especially in electic light. "

So you insist on having everything you mark presented in an accessible way
to you but deny the children you work with that luxury?

How does that even begin to be inclusive or anyone friendly?

"All the forms I have ever filled in have been black on white as well. "

One for the DDA.... 

Best wishes,
Aly

Chair Auditory Processing Disorder in the UK/APDUK
www.lacewingmultimedia.com/APD.htm
www.apduk.org

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