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Dyslexia Resource Box for Primary school students |
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 Dyslexia Discount Box: Primary £175.95 + VAT |
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1st 100 High Frequency words Features the illustrated first 100 words on one side of the cards, with words in Spelling Box Shapes on the reverse, with the illustrations repeated. The cards have a wipe clean surface that can be written in with a dry-wipe pen, and are colour-coded for parts of speech. The cards can also be used for paired spelling work, and provide multisensory support for spelling high-frequency words in sentences. |
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Bulldog Letter Reversals A comprehensive resource pack for b/d reversal activities. Suitable for all ages.
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Lined and squared tinted exercise books Dyslexic children who also suffer from Visual Stress (as many do) need to write on tinted paper as well as read through a coloured overlay or reading ruler. Otherwise the words “move” as they write, causing poor and inaccurate presentation, then what has been poorly written moves again as they try to read it. |
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Choose 2 books, lined or
squared. Colours available: Yellow, Aqua, Sky blue, Grass Green, Pink, Purple, Cream and Orange. Please enter selection at checkout. |
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Spingoes Despite the current emphasis on synthetic phonics, dyslexia specialists know that many dyslexic children, whose brains are “wired differently”, struggle to process individual phonemes and are much more comfortable with an approach that builds on rime family analogies. (See “Teaching the Brain to Read” by neurologist Dr D Milne and available from Crossbow for a lucid explanation of these brain differences). Spingoes is a comprehensive and structured set of multisensory spinner-bingo games that introduces over 120 word families as a foundation for phonological awareness. |
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The Boxes Font A unique resource for creating literacy, language, EAL and MFL activities with the visual support needed by many dyslexic learners. Used as a dyslexia support resource in every primary school in Devon. See separate leaflet (enclosed in box) for more details. |
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Totem Readers Fabulous illustrations and exciting adventure stories, but with just two or three lines of decodable phonic text on a page. Perfect for struggling dyslexic readers who need highly structured phonic material but are hungry to read a “proper” story book.
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Tinted double sided magnetic write and wipe board
(Select one of a choice of six colours) Teachers regularly comment on how much younger children with visual stress increase in confidence when using these tinted boards. The plain side is magnetic; the lined side is not. Both surfaces are dry-wipe. |
 Select one tint at the checkout from a choice of six: Yellow, Pink, Green, Aqua, Sky, Purple. |
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Magnetic Foam letters (set one: alphabet and
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Writer’s Directory and Non-Fiction Writer’s
Directory Many dyslexic children have an impoverished vocabulary, which frustrates their creative writing efforts. These two handy flip-top directories are proven and popular resources that widen vocabulary and help children express themselves in fiction and non-fiction writing styles.
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44 Sounds Desktop set (pack of six) These individual desktop charts enable children to quickly access the various spelling patterns of the 44 phoneme sounds. A useful tool to have at hand during writing. Contains 6 A4 charts (297 x 210mm). The charts are double-sided: one side only shows the sound illustrations. |
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Limericks, Laughs and Vowel Digraphs A treasure trove of activities for teaching and reinforcing vowel digraphs, with a unique limerick and whacky illustration for each one in best Edward Lear style, plus cloze passages, word searches and tracking exercises. Philomena Ott, renowned author of dyslexia teaching books, says “I love this book. It’s brilliant!”
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The Nessy Learning Programme (Demo disc) A dip into what we at Crossbow think is the best dyslexia teaching software resource on the market, developed not by a large publishing company but by specialist teachers at the Bristol Dyslexia Centre. |
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Eye Level Reading Rulers (Duo Style) Runner-up SEN product of the year at the Educational Resources Awards in 2006, the Eye Level Reading Ruler is used by dyslexic children all over the world and in 60% of UK schools. We have many stories from teachers and parents whose children have only started reading once they were given a reading ruler of the right colour. It was shown in use during a BBC programme on dyslexia, and is now, without doubt, our signature product. Your pack contains all ten colours: use it with struggling readers to see how many benefit from just reading through the tint that is right for them. |
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Dyslexia Resource Box for Secondary school students |
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 Dyslexia Discount Box:
Secondary £197.95 + VAT |
Speedy Study Skills (a multisensory guide) This excellent handbook by Jenni Beard covers all the ground in a succinct and user-friendly manner, and is ideal for GCSE and 16+ learners. Suitable for use as a teacher’s guide or a student handbook. Printed on cream paper. |
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Bulldog A comprehensive resource pack for b/d reversal activities. Suitable for all ages. |
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Lined and squared tinted exercise books Dyslexic children who also suffer from Visual Stress (as many do) need to write on tinted paper as well as read through a coloured overlay or reading ruler. Otherwise the words “move” as they write, causing poor and innacurate presentation, then what has been poorly written moves again as they try to read it. " A4 samples are provided |
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Rime Read Books plus CD Despite the emphasis on synthetic phonics in primary schools, specialists know that many dyslexic children, whose brains are “wired differently”, struggle to process individual phonemes and are much more comfortable with an approach that builds on rime family analogies. (See “Teaching the Brain to Read” by neurologist Dr D Milne and available from Crossbow for a lucid explanation of these brain differences). The Rime Read books, a series of three that moves through a structured progression of word family (rime) analogies, give older dyslexic children who have “fallen off the phonics ladder” a chance to start again at the bottom, but with age-appropriate material. Complete with CD for printing out pages as required. |
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The Boxes Font A unique resource for creating literacy, language, EAL and MFL activities with the visual support needed by many dyslexic learners. Used as a dyslexia support resource in every primary school in Devon. See separate leaflet (enclosed in box) for more details. |
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Talisman Readers Fabulous illustrations and exciting adventure stories, with a limited amount of decodable phonic text on a page. Perfect for struggling dyslexic readers in years 7-8 who need highly structured phonic material but are hungry to read a “proper” story book. |
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Hi-Lo Comprehension Cards (Select one title from choice of three) High quality photo-illustrated comprehension cards for KS3 children reading at levels 5-7. Three parallel sets cover Amazing human bodies, Weird and wonderful nature, and Sport and the Olympics. Each box contains 60 dry-wipe cards with teachers guide, record keeping template and student answer sheet. Questions cover Main idea, Cause and effect, Sequencing, Predicting outcomes, Making inferences, Context clues, and Drawing conclusions. |
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Select one of three titles at
the checkout: Set 1 Amazing Human Bodies, Set 2 Wierd and Wonderful Nature, Set 3 Sport and the Olympics
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A4 Overlays Crossbow’s range of ten coloured overlays for Visual Stress intervention, developed in consultation with Professor Arnold Wilkins of the Dept of Psychology, Essex University, author of “Reading through Colour”. |
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44 Sounds Desktop set (pack of six) These individual desktop charts enable children to quickly access the various spelling patterns of the 44 phoneme sounds. A useful tool to have at hand during writing. Contains 6 A4 charts (297 x 210mm). The charts are double-sided: one side only shows the sound illustrations. |
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How to Write Like a Writer (Book + CD) This excellent book takes reluctant writers from the most basic of simple sentences to nuances of narrative style at the top end of GCSE grades. Packed with interesting and varied material that teaches students to be both creative and grammatical, this book is guaranteed to raise standards and improve students’ self-esteem as they gain new writing skills. With CD for printing pages as required. |
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The Nessy Learning Programme (Demo disc) A dip into what we at Crossbow think is the best dyslexia teaching software resource on the market, developed not by a large publishing company but by specialist teachers at the Bristol Dyslexia Centre. Ideal for KS 3. |
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Eye Level Reading Rulers (Plain Window style) Runner-up SEN product of the year at the Educational Resources Awards in 2006, the Eye Level Reading Ruler is used by dyslexic children all over the world and in 60% of UK schools. The Plain Window style is suitable for more confident readers, and is preferred by many older students. The Eye Level Reading Ruler was shown in use during a BBC programme on dyslexia in 2011, and is now, without doubt, our signature product. Your pack contains all ten colours: use it with struggling readers to see how many benefit from just reading through the tint that is right for them. |
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Virtual Reading Ruler and Virtual Coloured Overlay (Twin Pack) Crossbow’s landmark software for reading and writing on a screen tinted to individual requirements. Recommended by BETT speaker and BDA dyslexia software advisor Victoria Crivelli, the Virtual Reading Ruler is a tinted tracker that is configured to the user’s requirements and dragged down the page (in application, online or offline) with the mouse. The Virtual Coloured Overlay tints all, or any part of the screen, and can be used for assessment as well as reading. support. Both applications can be used together, as illustrated. |
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