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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