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The Dunnottar School and Vocational Centre in Castries caters for over one-hundred students with special educational needs. For the past six years, Kate McKay has been volunteering a month at a time at the school as well as helping to raise funds for them. In a first for the Caribbean, Kate introduced Clicker to their classroom and it has made an immense difference to the students’ writing and self-esteem.
As teachers, we all want to know the answer to the question, “Will it work for me?”
Mada Assistive Technology Center Launches Clicker 7 Arabic
Mada Assistive Technology Center officially launched Clicker 7 Arabic at an event on the 7th November 2018.
As we move towards a greater understanding of the effects that anxiety can have on our physiological, psychological and social well-being, we see that many of the ‘difficult’ behaviours experienced in a busy classroom can have the same origin.
Clicker 7 Release 9 is now available to download in our Support section.
Using seasonal or topical themes can be a fun way to reinforce important literacy objectives.
At a recent Clicker training session with a school, the staff and I were discussing labelling activities, and I showed them how you could create these using Clicker Board.
Earlier this year we announced the release of a full Arabic translation of our award-winning literacy software - Clicker 7...
I really enjoyed last week’s episode of Doctor Who, which celebrated the story of Rosa Parks and her impact on the civil rights movement in the US.
It is really important that children learn how to read and spell the common words (often called high-frequency or sight words) that make up a large proportion of the words they will see and use most often in their everyday reading and writing...
I recently joined the Crick Software team as an Education Consultant, and now knowing all the products inside out, I’ve realised just how useful Clicker and DocsPlus would have been during my time in education!
Wensum Junior School in Norwich have been using Clicker software over the past few years, and have recently investigated the level of impact the program has on literacy success at their school...
Here’s an extract from the KS1, Year 1, Programme of Study (Science): “Pupils should be taught to: identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.” Here is how I might plan a lesson around animal groups using Clicker.
Why not start the new school year with a fun daily routine that reinforces the days of the week, months of the year and the weather?
Do you have plans for your literacy sessions based around some of his books? Here are some ideas of how you could use Clicker to celebrate Roald Dahl day...
