Learning Support Newsletter
Ninth Edition June 2016
1. SPECIAL EDITION FOR EXAM REVISION, TIPS & STRATEGIES
Please find below some tips that you may find useful to share with your learners as exam preparation.
Study and Revise
Exam preparation, how to cope with stress & anxiety
A short video from a part-time learner sharing his experience about what things helped him prior to his exams.
Coping with exam stress
This video below shows teenage students expressing their feelings and pressure about GCSE Exams. Please email it to your students if you find it appropriate for them. The topics covered in the video are:
- Feeling stressed
- Problem with revising
- Teen tips revising
- Teen tips remembering stuff
- Teen tips organising
- Teen tips getting through it
Relaxing Music
Additional websites, books and article links for your information:
13 tips on how to deal with exam stress is an excellent article to read.
Another good article on exam stress.
Dealing with exam pressure and stress article provides some excellent information.
Tips to help with revision stress is an interesting article.
- Some techniques that help learners with managing anxiety.
- Mindfulness based on muscle relaxation to ease stress and anxiety.
Exam Word Search
Try this Word search game and get familiarised with words related to exam. To print this word search please click here.
2. ASSISTIVE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES (AT)
How to disable spelling and grammar on Microsoft Word?
- Open Microsoft Word.
- Click on File and from the dropdown menu select Options.
- Then select Proofing from the left hand side.
- Then uncheck all the Grammar with Spelling section and click Ok.
To view instruction sheet, please click here.
3. UPCOMING NEWS/EVENTS/FESTIVALS & TRAINING
News Events & Festivals
Autistic Pride Day is on 18 June 2016.
National PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) Awareness Day is on 27 June 2016.
Training
Good Practice With Supported Learners
Good Practice With Supported Learners. Please share any activity differentiation, adaptations or use of Assistive Technology that would work well with your learners. Please click here in order to share good practice with other teaching staff.
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Main Contributors to this newsletter
Responsible For Layout & Coordination
Nosheen Ashraf
Assistive Technology Coordinator - Learning Support
Nosheen.Ashraf@barnetsouthgate.ac.uk
Phone: 0203 7644347