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P42: Can digital microscopes promote learning in Literacy lessons?
Author: Claire Price Hunwick Primary School
Date: 2005

Summary

Following on from a previous study that found that the confidence and understanding of children with special educational needs (SEN) was considerably enhanced by the use of digital microscopes in science, this study looks at using digital microscopes to support creative writing in Literacy.

Claire concludes that the microscopes impacted in the following areas:

a) Improved confidence, responsibility and independence of SEN children.

b) Boys' improved descriptive vocabulary

c) More able and talented children. The use of a digital microscope enabled the teacher to spend more time developing the gifted and talented children.

d) Usability. The flexibility of the resource - Claire comments that not all areas of literacy are suited to the use of digital microscopes, but she also names several areas where they could be used effectively.

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