Children playing on a microsoft tablet
Microsoft’s OneNote digital notebook has helped dyslexic children improve their reading and spelling skills in a trial led by a top UK school.
The British Dyslexia Association (BDA) is encouraging educators to look at the potential for using the technology in the classroom after OneNote was found to increase reading skills and boost confidence among young people with the condition.
Teachers involved in the project said they intended to continue using the tools as they have benefited their pupils, especially older students.
Twenty children from Year 4 to Year 9 with dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, attention deficit disorder, specific language impairment or an autistic spectrum disorder took part in an 11-week trial to see whether Microsoft’s technology could improve factors that support their learning. Almost all of them had experienced difficulties with reading, spelling and writing.