TIS's solution spectrum

Helping Overcome Learning Disabilities

Learning disability is a lifelong disorder that affects the manner in which individuals with average or above average intelligence select, retain and express information. It reflects a difficulty in encoding and decoding information as it travels between the senses and the brain. Learning disabilities are also termed as ‘learning differences’, based on the fact that certain individuals learn differently - they are not unable to learn, but respond best to ways of learning that are different from traditional teaching methods.

Although several products are available for the identification and remediation of learning disabilities, most of these are either unable to sustain the progress of a disabled child or not aligned to government standards. To overcome this limitation, we develop end-to end solutions that screen and identify children with learning disabilities, and offer remedial action as well as a tracking system to monitor their progress.

Our solutions for every stage of LD remediation are:

  • Seamless – avoid data loss between stages
  • Efficient – cut remediation cycle time
  • Effective – enable tracking of scores and facilitate measurement, evaluation and improvement

Pre-assessment

Pre-assessment helps separate the regular performers from the children who have special needs.

 

Screening

TIS's software screeners help analyse the type and extent of learning disability.

Product: nferNELSON Dyscalculia Screener

Client: Granada Learning

Highlights:

  • Computer-based assessment
  • Tests that help identify genuine cases of dyscalculia
  • Winner of Best Product Award at the British Educational Training and Technology (BETT) Show 2004

Individualized Education Plan (IEP)

TIS's software screeners help analyse the type and extent of learning disability. TIS's software simplifies the creation of an IEP – a written agreement between teachers and parents to outline a specially developed instruction path based on each student's unique academic, social and behavioural needs. TIS collaborates with international Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to develop such tools. Our software solutions help reduce the time it takes to create an IEP, and also allow for tracking progress more effectively.

 

Remediation

TIS's customised courseware, tailored to the varying proficiency levels of learners and applicable educational standards, helps remedy specific learning disabilities.

Product: Alphabet Track

Client: Granada Learning

Highlights:

  • Interactive CD-ROM for pre-schoolers
  • Eight activities explaining the sequence of the alphabet, vowels and word spellings
  • Winner of the Notable Computer Software for Children Award, 2006

Post-assessment

TIS's customised courseware, tailored to the varying proficiency levels of learners and applicable educational standards, helps remedy specific learning disabilities.

TIS's online tests assess the students' progress vis-à-vis the focus areas identified in the IEP.

 

Reportage

We help teachers analyse data to identify learners' weak spots and track each student's progress relative to the class.

TIS has considerable experience in tracking and representing data by subjects, grades and schools. Our assessment products for Hodder Murray and nferNELSON offer a sophisticated and detailed yet easy-to-understand reporting system – teachers can generate as many as 100 different types of reports, based on their specific requirements.

TIS has experience in developing online and offline assessments for children from K–12. Our tests are designed for the children in various grades in a school, across subjects.

TIS has also designed professional development programmes, which help teachers to equip themselves with knowledge of various types of reading difficulties, the identification of dyslexia and appropriate teaching strategies.

TIS’s products have not only been endorsed by names like Department of Defence Education Activity (DoDEA) – US, Granada Learning, Nelson Thornes and Steck Vaughn, but have also won international recognition by the way of prestigious awards including Best Product Award at British Educational Training and Technology (BETT) Show 2004, in the Special Needs category, for nferNELSON’s Dyscalculia Screener.