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Version 1.1, October 2016 CALL Scotland, The University of Edinburgh.
CALL Scotland is part funded by Scottish Government.
A PDF version of this app wheel (and other posters) can be downloaded from
http://www.callscotland.org.uk/downloads/posters-and-leaets
Lumosity
SimpleMind
LetterSchool Free
Appwriter
EBook
Reader
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Filter
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Keyboard
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Reader
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Speech
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Reader
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Reader
Cereproc- Stuart
Ivona - Amy
Acapela -
TTS Voices
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Learning
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ai Type
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Keyboard
ColorNote
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Neuronation -
Improving Memory
This is the third in a series of ‘App Wheels’ produced by CALL
Scotland, following on from our two iPad Wheels. This focuses
on Android Apps to support reading and writing. Note that
some apps address a range of difculties. but in order to save
space, we have decided not to place individual apps into multiple
categories. Links on the electronic version are ‘clickable’, taking
you to information in the Google Play Store.
This is not a comprehensive list, but an attempt to identify
relevant, useful apps and to categorise them according to some
of the difculties faced by people with dyslexia. Unlike the iPad,
there is little consensus on the ‘best’ Android apps for education,
so we would be happy to receive suggestions for inclusion in
future versions. Email suggestions to [email protected].
iPad versus Android
The iPad is well established as an educational tool, but Android tablets (and smartphones)
are becoming increasingly popular.
• Android tablets are generally less expensive than iPads.
• There are more educational apps available for the iPads, than for Android devices.
• There is less ‘quality control’ over Android apps so some don’t work properly, or
perform in unexpected ways.
• Many Android devices cannot be upgraded to the latest version of the operating
system so some apps won’t work on them.
• The Android operating system is less tightly controlled than the Apple iOS, so some
apps, e.g. voices and screen lters can work across most apps in an Android device,
unlike the iPad where there are no general screen lters and voices have to be
downloaded separately for each app.
iReader
*
*
*
*Many high quality voices
in different languages are
available for Android devices
- these are just examples
from some of the major
developers. Note that if you
download a voice you will be
able to use it across different
apps on your Android.
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