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Problems with literacy receive a great deal of attention as difficulties with reading and writing influence all areas of school achievement. Most school tasks involve finding and presenting information and reading is the primary way this is accomplished (Foreman, 2008).

Clicker 5 is a unique digital software program that effectively develops literacy in children and students of all ages, primarily in primary and middle school. It has many features that range from simple reading aloud, through to sentence building and structures.

Clicker 5 would be an effective tool to aid a structured literacy session on story writing for a range of diverse learners. Clicker can provide a number of text options for each ‘section’ of the story. The user has the opportunity to make the story as individual and unique as they like by selecting any of the pre-listed words contained in the list. There is no right or wrong in the process, just self-achievement as the student retains ownership for his/her work with a finished product of a story upon completion.

Below are the links to the clicker 5 website and also a copy of the document that provides suggestions of activities that it can be used for in the classroom: [|Clicker 5 Homepage] [|Clicker 5 Classroom Guide]

References: Foreman, P. (ed) 2008, Inclusion in action, 2nd edn, Cengage, Melbourne.