Sunday, 15 February 2026

Easy Read Training Pack: Everyday Life Skills and Easy Read Support (PowerPoint version)

 I have prepared the Easy Read training pack for Everyday Life Skills and Easy Read Support in PowerPoint format, ready for use.



Slide 1 – Title Slide

Title: Easy Read Information for Everyday Life
Subtitle: Helping people with learning disabilities understand and use information
Visuals: Smiling person reading a document; symbols for learning, independence, communication

Slide 2 – What is Easy Read?

Easy Read helps people with learning disabilities to understand important information.

  • Uses simple words

  • Short sentences

  • Pictures or symbols

Slide 3 – How Easy Read Can Help You

Easy Read can help with everyday life skills:

  • Knowing what day it is

  • Reading appointment times

  • Understanding dates

  • Getting around on trains or buses

  • How to do simple tasks, like boiling an egg

Slide 4 – Why Easy Read Matters

Easy Read helps people to be:

  • Independent – do things by yourself

  • Empowered – make your own decisions

  • Confident – feel sure about what you are doing

Slide 5 – Inclusion

Everyone should have access to information.
If a service cannot help you:

  • Refer you to a service that can help

  • Let another service know so you get support

Slide 6 – Where Easy Read is Useful

Easy Read can help with:

  • Police documents

  • Health information

  • Appointments

  • Education – schools, colleges, courses

  • Benefits forms

Slide 7 – Who Can Use Easy Read

Easy Read is for anyone who:

  • Struggles to process information

  • Finds it hard to understand written documents

Slide 8 – Summary

Easy Read helps people to:

  • Understand information

  • Be independent and confident

  • Get the right support when needed

Slide 9 – Optional Activity

Think about a task you do every day.

  • How could Easy Read help you do it?
    Visuals: Thought bubble; simple task icons like cooking, travel, reading


This version is designed for a PowerPoint presentation, with short sentences and suggested symbols for visual support. Each slide can be directly created in PowerPoint using the headings and bullet points above.

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