Practical Help With Education

Grey Olltwit Freeware Applications. These are programs produced by my good self, and yes, according to my kids I am a gray Old Twit. They are a small collection of freeware programs, available to download now, made for my children which may be of help to others. Titles include Grey Olltwit's Guide to England, (about the geography of England), Grey Olltwit's Times Tables, Our Solar System, plus there are free screensavers including 'ADHD Or What', and games. Click on Grey Olltwit to the left here to link to my software site to give you more details of the above titles and download information. These programs are free, so don't expect them to be mind-blowing brilliant. They are Windows programs, working best with systems running Windows '95/98.

10 out of 10 Educational Systems produce a wide range of British made educational software which we have found invaluable for our ADD son, Richard, who also has special educational needs. Our other two sons, Michael and Alan, have found them extremely useful too. Their new titles, Test Your Child series are particularly useful, enabling parents to find out just how their children are getting on. A full report is produced showing strengths and weaknesses in relation to the core National Curriculum subjects. Titles are available on PC CD Rom at £14.99 each and are available in most large electrical retailers in the UK (Comet, Dixon's etc.).

PC Genius - Published fortnightly and available from UK newsagents, these educational programs in the form of games are equally well received by my children. They are aimed at the 5-11 year bracket and although they are only available on 3.5" disk they are well presented and thought out. Priced at £2.99 they are well worth it in my opinion and are particularly suitable for younger children. Subjects covered include English, Maths, Science, Technology, History, Geography and elementary French. Each game provides encouragement along every step which is so important to ADD/ADHD sufferers.

Kidsdomain is an excellent source of information and links to freeware, shareware and commercial programmers for youngsters. All reviewed and categorized.

Wise Owl Shareware

Visit their website by clicking on the link above, write to them at Wise Owl Shareware, PO Box 334, Abingdon, OX14 2YB, UK., or email them at wiseowlsw@aol.com

Graphyle.com

Graphyle Publications is a small specialist UK company founded in 1995. The company produces educational multimedia guides to support the UK National Curriculum. Be sure to try their specially designed, free, online quizzes as described below.

... Graphyle.com's Quiz section is now open ... visit their Mall and test yourself ... on geography, history, maths or science ... over 100 questions for Key Stage 2 students ... plus a chance for teachers and parents to test their knowledge ...

Other Resources

The Internet Public Library - The Reading Room

Educate Online

RHL School

Fundango

Study Web

The School Page

Peggy's Home School Page

Gridlink