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Writing with Symbols – The Meldreth Suite
Author(s) -
Banes David,
Coles Caroline,
Dethridge Mike,
Newton Wendy
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
british journal of special education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.349
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1467-8578
pISSN - 0952-3383
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8578.1994.tb00075.x
Subject(s) - suite , general partnership , curriculum , mathematics education , vocabulary , software , computer science , psychology , pedagogy , linguistics , programming language , history , political science , philosophy , archaeology , law
A partnership between Widgit Software and Meldreth Manor School, a residential school for pupils with severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties, is aiming to produce a new suite of software programmes. These programmes enable pupils to use an extensive vocabulary of Rebus symbols for extending language and communication skills, as well as providing access to a broad and balanced curriculum. David Banes, senior teacher, Meldreth Manor School, Caroline Coles, headteacher, Meldreth Manor School, Mike Dethridge, Widgit Software, and Wendy Newton, senior speech therapist, Meldreth Manor School, Royston, near Cambridge, describe the programmes.