BuildAbility
is the easiest-to-use authoring tool for building rich, single-switch
early literacy activities and lessons.
DWW017
1-4 Computers £69.00 (£79.35
inc. VAT) per Computer
Teachers
can build a complete multimedia page in just four easy steps:
- Draw
or choose a picture
- Add
text
- Add
sound
- Select
the page advancement
The
one-click toolbar lets you add the next graphic, text, sound,
movie, your voice, student voices and the single switch option.
BuildAbility activities are easily shared with other teachers
and parents with the free BuildAbility Player. Get started with
the more than 20 literacy activities created by Caroline Musselwhite,
Patti Rea and other literacy experts.
All
learners get literacy experience
Emerging readers get literacy experience while learning switch
use
Developing
readers are exposed to a wide range of literacy experiences
All
learners have age-appropriate literacy activities that build knowledge
Teachers
can build libraries of reading material
Individualised
activities motivate students
Because it is so fast, you can create instant lessons or books
with students sitting right there. Tie in topics that students
are learning, to build background knowledge. Easily include students`
own drawings, their own experiences, voices or photos of familiar
people and surroundings taken with a digital camera.
Multimedia
books reinforce early literacy learning
BuildAbility
engages young learners with movement. Drawmation technology remembers
each stroke you make on a page - where it started, how it was
drawn and when it ended. Then, the story dramatically unfolds
when the pages are redrawn as students read.
When you create a book in BuildAbility, story text is automatically
read aloud and highlighted, helping students attend to words.
BuildAbility books can be adapted versions of what the general
class is reading, `how-to` books on completing daily tasks or
about any topic.
Create a library of single switch activities
All BuildAbility activities you create are easily single switch
ready. Select when you want students to press their switch or
click the mouse to proceed to the next sequence. The next sequence
can be a page turn or continuing action on the page. Go from cause-and-effect
to language rich, age-appropriate activities.
BuildAbility is targeted at the following age ranges:
- Early
Childhood
- Early
Primary
- Mid
Primary
- Upper
Primary
BuildAbility
is designed to foster development in the areas of:
- Early
concepts
- Literacy
- Cause-and-effect
Users
can access BuildAbility in the following ways:
Mouse or Trackball
Touchscreen
Single
Switch
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