Clicker Tour
Speech
The speech function allows children to hear what they’ve written:
- Enter a period to hear your sentence.
- Highlight text then click
to hear it. - Click a word in the document to hear it.
- Go to the Options ribbon and choose Speech to change the voice and other Speech settings.
Predictor
The Predictor offers vocabulary to improve writing fluency and provide spelling support:
- Click
to start using the Predictor. - Click a word in the Predictor to use it.
- Right-click a word in the Predictor to hear it.
Writing Grids
Sentence Sets
A Sentence Set is a series of grids for writing simple sentences:
- Click a word in the Sentence Set to add it to your document.
- Right-click a word in the Sentence Set to hear it.
- Click the forward arrow to move to the next sentence.
- Hold shift and click a cell to edit a Sentence Set quickly (for the teacher).
- Go to the Clicker Set ribbon and choose Edit to edit a Sentence Set further.
Connect Sets
A Connect Set provides more open-ended activities. This allows children to create a more individual piece of writing with plenty of support:
- Click a word in the Connect Set to add it to your document.
- Right-click a word or phrase in the Connect Set to hear it.
- Click the forward arrow or tabs to move to the next grid.
- Hold shift and click a cell to edit a Connect Set quickly (for the teacher).
- Go to the Clicker Set ribbon and choose Edit to edit a Connect Set further.
Word Banks
A Word Bank provides alphabetical or topic-based word lists to use alongside the keyboard to write about any subject:
- Click a word in the Word Bank to add it to your document.
- Right-click a word or phrase in the Word Bank to hear it.
- Click the tabs to move between grids.
- Hold shift and click a cell to edit a Word Bank quickly.
- Go to the Clicker Set ribbon and choose Edit to edit a Word Bank further.
LearningGrids
LearningGrids is an ever-expanding bank of free pre-made Clicker resources to save you planning time:
- Click
to open the file explorer then choose LearningGrids.
Creating a new Clicker Set
Make your own Clicker Sets to support children in different ways:
- Go to the Clicker Set ribbon tab.
- Choose New.
- Select the type of Clicker Set you want to make.