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Chapter 5 Using Overlay Keyboards
Figure 5-4 Discover:Board Mouse control overlay
Reading Difficulties
Early readers/writers or users with specific learning difficulties can use overlay keyboards to
produce whole or part words and phrases, with a single keypress. This allows a student to practice
sentence formation without having to worry about the spelling of individual words. Different
overlays can be created to suit the current curricular topic. The Concept Universal overlay below is
for use with the Wellington Square reading scheme.
Figure 5-5 Wellington Square overlay
Overlays are not limited to letters and words – anything can be drawn, printed or glued on the
overlay. Non-readers can select photographs, pictures or symbols as well as, or instead of, text.
Figure 5-6 Concept Plus overlay
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