Summary

• More and more students in mainstream schools have reading difficulties

• Recent legislation and guidance requires schools to adapt materials or provide support

• ICT has the potential to give access to texts and learning resources

• There are a wide range of approaches and tools that can be used

• A thorough investigation of tools is needed before making a choice

• Implementing Access to Text through ICT must be done by the local authority, school and ICT Service– not just Learning Support