Move On

I have found an excellent site that helps learners with basic skills in Maths and English. Move on allows learners to have their own individual login code and gives them a variety of tasks and tips to help them with their basic skills. It ranges from e3 to level 2 in both subjects and has helped my learners progress by enabling them to access the site from both college and at home.
This site also has a range of mock exams at all levels mentioned above which is good for both teachers and students as once the learner has completed the test, the site will mark it and explain why they have gone wrong, where they have gone wrong and gives a list of weak areas for the learner to develop on.
Move On also promotes inclusivity as it allows the learner to change the size of text and colour of text/ background. This has been useful for learners with dyslexia and problems with vision.
Click Here to visit Move On home page.

Reece and Walker (2007pp.192) state that ILT is a great way to enhance accessibility for learners. Like with the Move On resources, when creating PowerPoint presentations and Word document resources, it is easy to change font size, zoom in and out and change background colour to aid readability.

One issue highlighted by the Qualification and Curriculum Agency (QCA, n.d. Online) is that although sites such as Move On can encourage home study, socioeconomic factors may limit some pupil’s access to ICT at home therefore creating a barrier to learning.

The Learning and Teaching Scotland website (LTScotland, 2007, Online) offer a range of links to help tutors promote inclusivity in classroom and highlights the key areas to consider when creating resources such as Physiological, psychological, learning styles, perceptual, cognitive and linguistic ability.
LTScotland, 2007,”Inclusive Education”, [Online] Available;
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/inclusiveeducation/ictandinclusion/webandlearning/materials.asp
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QCA, n.d, “Inclusion Issues”, [Online] Available;
http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_2222.aspx
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