Want to find out more about how technology can support learners struggling with English and the literacy requirements of school? If students can access Google Apps for Education (G-Suite), they can access a range of G-Suite extensions and apps including Read&Write for Google Chrome and Snapverter to support their diverse literacy needs - anywhere, anytime. Let's dive in and see how we can support our learners with reading, writing, research skills and staying focused. Text to speech, optical character recognition (OCR), vocabulary and comprehension support, writing tools and supporting working memory are just some of the features available to our students via the cloud.

1. Supporting reading, research and writing
with G Suite for Education

2. Lori Boll
@loriboll
Website: loriboll.me

4. students
are defined by
their ability
to read and write
in english

9. Current situation: MS LS

11. universal design for learning

13. Read&Write Family

14. one toolbar - easy deployment
integrated - one vendor
simplicity

15. 5.2

16. disruptive
innovation

17. “ The brain does not come with any
specific programmes that enable
information to leap off the screen
into the head ” Hattie & Yates
(2014)

18. How do you add an
extension in Google
Chrome?

19. before

20. reading
http://www.mona.net.au/
Wilfredo Prieto's Untitled (White Library)

21. Text-to-Speech
(Read with Your Ears!)

22. read up to 200 wpm
speak 150-170 wpm
comprehension problems
below 100 wpm

23. www.soundlearningapa.org/docs/
infographic.pdf

24. support comprehension
Read&Write for Google Chrome
readability-score.com
www.rewordify.com
images.google.com
Kiddle.co
www.newsela.com

25. linking pictures to words
supports
comprehension

26. OCR
(optical character
recognition)

27. Chrome App:
Snapverter
Google Docs:
OCR images via “open with”

28. Newsela.com
fanfiction.net
dotepub.com

29. cognitive load
&
working memory
&

30. quality of thinking
drops away quickly
once working memory
increases beyond four items

31. text to speech
relieves the burden of decoding
focus on comprehension
reduce cognitive load
improve endurance and
completion

32. simplify & focus
Chrome Apps & Extensions
Read&Write for Google
SimpleExtManager
Clearly
Readability
Fokus
Screen Shader
BeeLine Reader
OneTab
Mute Tab
Stay Focused
Web Resources
www.textcompactor.com
safeshare.tv
bitly URL shortener

33. writing and research

35. research
Chrome Apps & Extensions
Read&Write for Google
Google
Google Similar Pages
Google Scholar
Research Tool
EasyBib
Google Tone
DocentEDU
Web Resources
Google Scholar
Simple Wikipedia

36. Writing with
Technology
Matters.

37. avoiding failure is a
stronger motivation than
obtaining a positive success
or reward

38. writing process

39. Speech-to-Text
(Voice Typing)

40. write
Chrome Apps & Extensions
Read&Write for Google
Word prediction
Voice Note
WriQ
SAS
Dictanote
Word Cloud Website Preview
Add-ons
Texthelp Study Skills
Speech Recognition
Tag Cloud Generator

41. audio & video
Chrome Apps & Extensions
Voice Recorder
Screencastify
MeVideo
www.youtube.com/editor

42. proofreading
Chrome Apps & Extensions
Read&Write for Google
Google
Google Similar Pages
Google Scholar
Research Tool
EasyBib
Google Tone
DocentEDU
Grammarly

43. Text-to-Speech
(proofreading)

44. Draft one

45. Draft Two

46. Draft Three

47. Lessons Learned
● Students will not use it independently
● Prompst are necessary
● Reluctance
● Introduce slowly
● Scaffold
● Consistency and expectations are key

48. before

49. after

50. the most
crucial factor
=
you

51. Greg O’Connor - g.oconnor@texthelp.com
Barbara Landsberg - b.landsberg@texthelp.com

52. Texthelp Training Portal:
https://training.texthelp.com

53. Training and User Guides:
bit.ly/rwtrainingguides

54. Texthelp Blog:
bit.ly/texthelpblog

55. Toolmatcher:
For Read&Write Gold
For Read&Write for Google

56. Texthelp Support website:
https://support.texthelp.com

57. Texthelp Support email:
support@texthelp.com

58. Your Asia Pacific team:
asiapac@texthelp.com