Jane Farrall Consulting

Letter of the Week: Resources for Older Students

Aug 26, 20128 Comments

This year, I’m working with quite a few teachers who have older students in their class who need to improve their recognition of the letters of the alphabet. They need to be able to instantly and quickly identify letters so that they can move further along their journey of becoming readers and writers. This means

Switch Accessible Apps for iPad and iPhone Growing Apace

Aug 12, 201211 Comments

Please note: the switch accessible apps list has been discontinued This weekend, Alex Dunn and I have spent some time updating our list of switch accessible apps for iPad and iPhone. The collection of switch accessible apps for this platform is slowly growing – with 6 new switch accessible apps available since our last update

What’s APPropriate: AAC Apps for iPhones, iPads and other devices

Aug 2, 20126 Comments

This is a very short post to give the Prezi and links from my presentation yesterday at the International Society on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) 2012 Conference in Pittsburgh. I will write more next week about the conference and my highlights! The Prezi that goes along with the presentation is below. And below that

Switch2Scan – switch access to Apps, iOS and more

Jun 29, 20129 Comments

The Switch2Scan is the latest switch interface from Pretorian. At this stage, it is the second switch interface for the iPad/iPhone that offers access to the iOS and a range of apps that I have trialled. The Switch2Scan was very easy to setup and use. The Switch2Scan is a Bluetooth switch interface – so there

Introduction to the Four Blocks: Presentation at The Woden School

Jun 25, 2012

For those who attended my presentation at The Woden School last Friday, here is my presentation on the Four Blocks as promised. Display content from SlideShare Click here to display content from SlideShare. Learn more in SlideShare’s privacy policy (opens in a new tab). Please enable JavaScript in your browser to load this content. Always

iPad Apps for Guided Reading

Jun 21, 201212 Comments

As iPads become more and more common in schools, I am asked more frequently for suggestions of apps in so many areas. Many of us have had the experience of downloading an app that looks like it will meet our needs – but once we download it from the iTunes store it isn’t quite what

Tar Heel Reader: Making Favorite Bookshelves

Jun 14, 20125 Comments

I know I’ve blogged a little bit about Tar Heel Reader in the past – but I think it’s time for a new blog post about one of the most useful features of this wonderful resource. Tar Heel Reader is one of my very favourite literacy resources – currently it contains over 24,000 easy to

How do I use a Switch with an iPad? – June 2012 update!

Jun 1, 201214 Comments

This blog post has been updated. Please see the new entry at http://www.janefarrall.com/blog/2013/09/29/how-do-i-use-a-switch-with-an-ipad-ios-7-overview/ There have been some very positive changes towards more comprehensive switch access to the iPad recently – so I thought it was time for an updated blog entry on this topic! And before I start on this topic in earnest, I just

Literacy for All: Building Blocks for Literacy Success

May 25, 201211 Comments

Last year, I had the amazing pleasure of working regularly with the fabulous people at Willans Hill School in Wagga Wagga. We worked together to put Four Blocks in place in every classroom, for a minimum of two hours a day. This morning I was honoured to share our journey in a keynote presentation at

Speaking APPropriately: AAC Apps for iPad

May 24, 20124 Comments

Presentation and handouts for my hands-on AAC Apps session at the Inclusive Learning Technologies Conference 2012. Click here to download the handout for the presentation. Click here to download the step-by-step instruction sheets for the hands-on activities.