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Ironically many of my students may struggle reading this post but hopefully parents/carers/friends can relay this information to my students as necessary. If you want any further information on anything mentioned please feel free to contact me via my website: www.rebecca.kesler.co.uk Below are my top 5 computer support tips for Dyslexia/Dyscalculia students. Tip 1: PDF reader - change the colour of the screen You can change the colour of pdf's in Adobe Acrobat Reader (see video below).  The basic version of Adobe Acrobat Reader is free to download. Tip 2: Font - Open Dyslexia Font You can download a free font which is supposed to support Dyslexic reading and writing.  The font can be found here  on SEN Teacher.org. Tip 3: Word - change the colour of the screen You can change the colour of Office Word documents (see video below). Tip 4: Office and Dictation Office has now got voice recognition and you can dictate to any Microsoft program. Tip 5:

According to the Government SATs results are up with 64% of students attaining the national average in Maths, Reading and Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling.  Some students will have exceeded expectation and some students will unfortunately be below average.  Interestingly the SATs results were removed from the website after some school's results were higher than they should be. Nevertheless summer holidays are fast approaching and if your child is not on holiday they most certainly soon will be.  However, what should a parent do if their child's results are below the national expectancy?  Read below 10 ways you can help your child this summer. Consider getting a tutor (Why not try a free 30 minute taster session with RK Tutors ?) Try to work out why your child is underachieving.  This may involve talking to teaching staff. Are there other reasons?  Is your child being bullied for example?  Is this affecting their confidence? Does your child have additional SEN needs th