Doorway Number Table is complete!
The next Doorway application is available. It's Doorway Number Table. The learner sees a number table. There are four sizes from 1-10 to 1-100.
Several numbers are taken away. The default is five but this can be varied. The learner has to replace the numbers - on counters, into the number. A very simple concept, but a very useful tool for teaching numbers up to 100 and their place in a number table. The way in which the user places the counters has been beautifully implemented in a method called "click to move". This makes Doorway Numbertable accessible to users with motor difficulties. It is also a delight to use this software using an intertacive whiteboard.
A preview of Doorway First Words
Doorway First Words is the second piece of software in the Doorway suite to come to the site; www.doorwayonline.org.uk.
It presents pupils with the opportunity to learn how to spell, and test their spelling of over 40 Level A words. These words are all represented by quality line drawings.
The target words are CVC words, words with 'oo' ee', 'ch', 'sh' and 'th'in them. The on-screen keyboard includes 'keys' to represent these digraphs. The words are spoken by a recorded voice.
A preview of Doorway First Words - high quality artwork
Almost all the quality artwork for the new version of Doorway First Words has been drawn by Thomas Lee.
The pictures represent Level A words; CVC words, words with 'oo' and 'ee' in the middle; words with sh, ch and th
Here are some examples of the artwork
Adding to the Topic Word Lists
Doorway Speller does not have a facility allowing users to add their own words. However, users within Scottish Borders can add their own lists by sending them to pwhittaker@scotborders.gov.uk.
Why not send in a list of topic words before you start a new topic. Let pupils practise spelling these words. Get some good spellers in the class to research the words you are going to come across in the topic. You should have fewer spelling errors during the run of the topic.
It is important to make sure that you send the words in the correct format;
- The list should start with the name of the list
- The items in the list follow
- All items in the list are separated by a comma
- There are no spaces
- If you are sending more than one list, send them in the same document, not as separate documents
Here's an example of how to send two lists in one document or email;
Reptiles,snake,lizard,tortoise,turtle,chameleon,crocodile,
alligator,terrapin,gecko
Birds,sparrow,cuckoo,partridge,kingfisher,pheasant,
woodpecker,peacock,pigeon,eagle,chaffinch
New Jotter Primary Font
The Doorway software is enhanced by the use of the newly developed font for almost all of the text. The font has been designed by Thomas Lee as a simulation of a school handwriting scheme. Its name is; Jotter Primary.