empower reluctant writers to communicate, capture ideas and write

Empower reluctant writers to

communicate, capture ideas and write!

Reeza Awoodun, Education Consultant for Sonocent

reeza@sonocent.com

The reluctant writer – the challenge for teachers

Anxiety/ Stress

Anger

“Reluctant Writer” – a definition

Reluctant writer may be defined asone who’s writing is habitually superficial, either because ideas are not expanded orbecause the writing is executed in haste.Paul Gardner - February 2011

Underlying reasons for being a reluctant writer

Confident writers in English may be reluctant writers in MFL.

Working through audio frees your writers to express their ideas and develop the

techniques necessary to kick start the writing process.

To get around the barriers to writing we will breakdown the process of writing into

specific processes:

This process is ‘where the learning is’.

“The Sonocent Schools Pack is an audio-centric workspace that empowers reluctant writers to communicate and capture their ideas quickly, overcoming the underlying

challenges of putting pen to paper.”

The software visualises each phrase in a recording as coloured chunks that can be

quickly cut, pasted, deleted and segmented into key sections (paragraphs) to edit the audio, allowing thoughts and ideas to be

analysed, structured and organised.

The Tour

The Traditional Way

Packed with lesson plans and resources for integration into English, ICT, MFL, History

and SEN

Other benefits…

• Developing speaking and listening skills (oracy)• Content authoring and lesson content delivery• Supporting independent note-taking strategies

Special Education Resource or Equipment - including ICT

The judges said of Audio Notetaker 3.1, “We’ve seen nothing else like it on the market. It is a good resource for dyslexic or visually impaired learners, English as an Additional Language (EAL), speech and language, memory issues and revision. This hugely flexible tool for cross curricular teaching and learning is versatile and suitable for any ages, from early years to adult.”

Pupil Premium

The judges felt it could be a good choice for Pupil Premium spending as it supports oral language interventions in the classroom as well as developing listening and sentence construction skills.

Pricing

• £79.99 ex VAT for a single perpetual licence

• Volume & site licence options available

• Free teacher home access with volume and site licences

• Unique loaner licensing option - great for targeted intervention strategy for specific cohorts of students

Upcoming WebinarsIntroduction to the Sonocent Recorder iOS app

Wednesday 2nd April 4:00 - 4:30 pm

Why the Sonocent School Pack is a vital tool in the memory game

Guest Speaker - Sal McKeown (freelance journalist and author of How to Help your Dyslexic and Dyspraxic Child)

Thursday 3rd April 3:30 - 4:00 pm