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The Anastasis Social Cooperative Society provides services and products for Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Since 1985 we serve families, schools, teachers of all levels, and after-school programs.
We are a social cooperative based in Bologna, Italy.
Anastasis is a member of DATEurope Association and a founding member of AssoAusili.
At the heart of our work
There are digital solutions, intervention models and research for Inclusion, Learning Difficulties and SEN:
- Digital tools to enhance inclusion and autonomy for students with Learning Difficulties and SEN.
- Solutions to support remote rehabilitation and early screening of SEN.
- Diagnosis and treatment for neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Intervention models and software to train executive functions, with focus on generalisation in school subjects.
- Applied research projects focused on supporting children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders.
Digital solutions Available in English
Geco
Geco is a versatile learning platform featuring six integrated workspaces to support SEN students with their school journey: Digital Copybooks, Mathematics Tools, PDF Reader, Maps, Interactive Activities and Safe Web Browser.
Geco includes specialized tools like an Image Library in 5 languages and Speaking Calculator to enhance learning accessibility. Geco adapts to both individual study needs and classroom settings, where it can be used with Touchscreens or IWB to promote collaborative learning and inclusive education.
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Geco serves also as a professional tool for teachers and therapists supporting students with Intellectual Disabilities
Geco enables the creation of customized interactive multimedia activities to develop essential learning skills. Through its integration with the free Geco App, available for Android and iOS, activities created on PC can be accessed and practiced on tablets and smartphones, offering a seamless learning experience across devices.
Geco is specifically designed to help primary school students with SEN discover and develop personalized learning strategies
With its intuitive interface, Geco reduces cognitive load and enhances learning effectiveness. The integrated TTS, the Spellchecker and the Picture Library support five languages: Italian, English, French, German, and Spanish.
Geco embraces a multi-channel approach to literacy, featuring tools that combine text, images, maps, and audio for effective learning.
GECO offers six specialized workspaces:
Copybooks A text editor for creating and sharing documents enhanced with TTS and spell checker support , featuring Magic Images which automatically display relevant pictures as words are typed, providing instant visual support for vocabulary.
Math A specialized editor that prevents typing errors and converts formulas from images and PDFs into editable math notation through its dedicated mathematical OCR.
Books A PDF workspace for studying digital books with TTS support, annotation tools, and the ability to highlight challenging words using the magic images Tool.
Maps An integrated tool for creating multimedia concept maps, incorporating videos, images, PDF content, and web pages from other Geco workspaces.
Web A safe browsing environment with Text-to-Speech and Magic Images support, featuring a strong built-in parental controls with blacklists and whitelist to ensure appropriate content access.
Activities A workspace for creating and sharing interactive exercises that can be accessed on tablets and smartphones, designed to enhance learning and strengthen core skills.
TThe workspaces operate independently, but achieve optimal functionality when used together. For example, you can create documents or maps using content from PDF books or web pages. Geco’s “Dual Pane” mode facilitates seamless integration between documents without switching between them
The Image Library and the Speaking Calculator
The Image Library features over 4,500 images organized in customizable thematic categories. Users can add their own photographs, images, drawings, pictograms and AAC Symbols, enrich documents and maps, supporting comprehension and memory retention. Magic Images, a complementary feature, automatically displays corresponding pictures as words are typed in documents or while browsing web pages or PDF Documents.
Languages
Geco features high-quality Text-to-Speech in five languages: Italian, Spanish, French, English, and German. The karaoke-style highlighting effect shows the text being read, enhancing document interaction and comprehension.
Also Spellchecker and Image Library are natively available in 5 languages.
Customising Geco
“Geco Configuration” serves as an external control center, managed by the caregiver, where workspaces can be customized to match each student’s learning style. Features can be selectively enabled or disabled to align with individual cognitive profiles.
SuperMappeX LAB
SuperMappeX LAB is a WebApp transforming classroom learning through collaborative concept mapping. Using a Touch Monitor, o an Interactive Whiteboard, teachers and students work together to create dynamic visual maps, fostering an inclusive learning environment across all subjects. The platform enables classes to convert textbook content into engaging visual representations and even presentation, promoting active participation and knowledge sharing among all students.
Thanks to its rich array of features, SuperMappeX LAB can also be used individually as an assistive tool for Dyslexia and Special Educational Needs
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Key Benefits of SuperMappeX LAB:
- Browser-based Solution: Works instantly through Chrome or Edge without installation, ensuring immediate access from any device.
- Seamless Multimedia Integration: Effortlessly embed online images and videos into your maps, enriching the learning experience.
- Advanced Accessibility Features: Leverages Google’s multilingual Text-to-Speech capabilities and voice dictation, it is an invaluable tool for students with Special Educational Needs (SEN).
- Cognitive Load Decrease: It has features and tools that streamline the organization and integration of teaching materials, saving time and mental energy.
- Built-in Screen Recording: Create video lessons and tutorials directly on Windows devices, perfect for remote learning and flipped classroom approaches.
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Digital solutions Available in ITALIAN
RIDInet
RIDInet is the first online rehabilitation service for Special Educational Needs in Italy. The service empowers therapists to deliver personalized intervention programs that patients can complete at home, enhancing both treatment efficiency and outcomes. Our comprehensive suite of activities is built on evidence-based rehabilitation models, covering reading and text comprehension, writing skills, mathematical abilities, phonological awareness, language development and executive functions.
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In combination with regular meetings with a specialist, RIDInet home activities increase the effectiveness of treatment due to the increased frequency. Therapists can monitor patient activities via the Internet platform at any time, by computer or mobile device.
The heart of RIDInet is its scientific and steering committee, composed of leading Italian experts in SEN rehabilitation.
RIDInet’s user-friendly interface lets therapists build a customised rehabilitation path for each patient by selecting the most suitable activities according to their clinical profile. The platform guides them through a parameter-setting phase and treatment monitoring stages. RIDInet is completely online. Users can access it through an internet browser, both on PC (Windows, Mac, Linux) and tablets.
In order to engage and motivate children, all rehabilitation activities are provided with a narrative context, a video game at session end, a virtual sticker album to play with.
RIDInet allows therapists to:
- Manage a larger number of patients without increasing costs and resources.
- Improve treatment effectiveness by remotely monitoring patient activities and performance at any time.
- Reduce the time spent on patient management.
- Develop customised activities that can be performed at home.
- Adjust the treatment protocol at any stage of progress.
- Leverage a self-adaptive system which modulates the difficulty of activities according to patient performance.
RIDInet helps patients by:
- Providing an effective rehabilitation path.
- Reducing the challenges of frequent visits to a rehabilitation centre.
- Reducing the stress and strain on family members who manage additional at-home treatments.
- Benefiting from an easy-to-use interface providing a variety of stimuli and game activities that keep patients engaged and motivated to complete the whole course of treatment.
RIDInet is constantly improving and increasing the number of apps present in its ecosystem (currently 12).
InTempo
InTempo is an online service for Early Identification and Intervention in the context of Learning Difficulties and Disorders. Early Identification and Intervention are offered as two distinct yet complementary modules, creating a comprehensive test-intervention-retest pathway. This integrated approach enables more accurate identification of potential Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), by evaluating response to intervention. The process helps distinguish between students who can overcome their learning challenges through targeted support and those who may have an actual SLD.
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The Identification Module consists of reading, writing and calculation tests: the teacher interacts with the pupil through the web application which, at the end of the 8 minute session, provides an outcome. The outcome recommends, if necessary, an intervention to empower the pupil’s phonology, reading, writing and calculation abilities.
For an effective output, all test are standardized according to the attend class and the year season:
- September-October: for screening at the beginning of the year
- November-February: for winter screening or pre-test
- March-August: for spring screening or post-test
Administered tests are:
PARROT
It is a non-word repetition test designed for children attending the last year of pre-school or 1st grade. It is considered an important predictor of phonological difficulties in the recognition of sounds.
RAN
It is an automatised rapid naming (colours) test designed for 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade children. It investigates the competence of rapid visuo-verbal integration, which is considered a good predictor of fluency in reading
SYLLABES
Syllable reading test designed for 2nd grade children. The test evaluates the ability to quickly recognize syllables without lexical support, which is essential for reading
DICTATION
Writing a dictated word list, designed for children of all grades
READING
A one-minute text reading test designed for children of all grades.
CALCULATION
Mind calculation test on sums and subtractions, from 3rd grade on: the test evaluates numerical and calculation skills, and any associated uncertainties.
The Intervention module consists of a system of Apps and related monitoring features for individual and individualised empowering activities on phonology, reading, writing and mathematics: the proposed stimuli are indeed commensurate with the age and response of each child.
The intervention model suggests that students carry out empowering activities both at school with the teacher and at home with their family, therefore providing the training frequency that is considered necessary to overcome specific difficulty in learning.
ePico!
ePico! empowers students with Special Educational Needs and students with reading/writing difficulties to study and learn independently.
Through a comprehensive set of learning tools, ePico! enables every student to organize content in text, audio, and visual formats. Its specialized features for summarizing, synthesizing, and memorizing information help each student discover and develop their own effective learning strategy.
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ePico! software has five specialized workspaces alongside customizable modules:
Editor
An advanced text editor with specialized compensatory tools that enhance text processing and comprehension. Its features support both reading and writing tasks, making text manipulation more accessible and efficient.
Reader
A dynamic reading tool that engages multiple learning channels for better comprehension. It combines TTS technology for auditory learning with synchronized Karaoke-style highlighting, creating an immersive reading experience that reinforces text recognition and understanding.
Summarize
An interactive learning workspace that develops critical thinking and comprehension skills through guided question-and-answer sessions. This systematic approach helps students break down complex texts and create meaningful summaries, enhancing their analytical abilities.
PDF
A comprehensive digital docs management tool that offers complete annotation features for personalized learning. Students can highlight, box, underline, and add notes to their digital texts, organizing information according to their individual study needs.
Talking Calculator An accessible calculator enhanced with Text-to-Speech functionality that supports mathematical learning. By reading numbers aloud and confirming entered digits, it helps prevent transcription errors and supports students with dyscalculia and other numerical processing challenges.
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Consultancy and training
The Anastasis Learning Centre
The Learning Centre is a specialized educational and psycho-pedagogical facility offering comprehensive diagnostic and support services. Our expert team provides assessments for Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) and Special Educational Needs (SEN), alongside targeted empowerment programs both for individuals and groups. Our services encompass study methodology enhancement, language disorder assessment, and specialized rehabilitation in key areas including reading, writing, mathematics, phonology, language development, and executive functions. We also provide individual psychotherapy, family counseling, and parent training programs. The counselling services are available also to teachers and support teachers.
Advanced Educational Technology Integration
Our centre leverages Anastasis’s cutting-edge rehabilitation and compensatory tools, including Ridinet, Geco, InTempo, and ePico!, to support diverse learning needs. We specialize in working with students across the whole spectrum of Special Educational Needs (SEN), including Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and Language Disorders. Our dedicated team provides expert consultancy to parents and caregivers, offering guidance and support in navigating the challenges that may arise following a diagnosis.
Training services
We offer a comprehensive range of face-to-face and online courses designed to develop both basic and advanced competencies in our tools and intervention models for neurodevelopmental disorders. Our training programs place special emphasis on the educational environment, addressing the needs of all stakeholders: teachers, educators, families, and students with Special Educational Needs (SEN).
Anastasis Centers Network
The Anastasis Network includes over 200 affiliated centres throughout Italy. We deliver a standardized intervention approach for SEN students, guiding them toward learning independence through the development of effective study skills.
Research projects
Il mondo degli Elli
Il Mondo degli Elli (“The Ellis’ World”) is an intervention model on Executive Functions that aims at the generalisation of the skills acquired during the training.
Generalisation is fostered both through the very nature of the activities presented, and through metacognitive phases in which children are led to reflect upon all the occasions when these skills would be useful.
The core of the model is a serious video game leading players in a journey across executive functions. A city is explored with path-finding activities based upon coding: each of the city districts is dedicated to an executive function: interference control, inhibition, working memory and cognitive flexibility.
In addition, part of the activities are carried out in the classroom under the guidance of the teacher, the educator or the psychologist, stimulating active interaction between the children and enhancing their differences with a view to inclusion. In particular, the ecology of the model is given by exercises that simulate situations of everyday life, by videos that stimulate the reflection of children, and by the metaphor of travel through Executive Function as a learning path.
The video game is indeed composed of neighbourhoods representing four different executive functions: interference control, inhibition, working memory and cognitive flexibility.
Each neighbourhood is introduced by path-finding exercises through coding techniques: once the training rooms are found, activities are presented both on the visuo-spatial and the verbal-auditory channels.
The intervention model is a system composed of:
- Video game “The Elli’s world”
- Videos to stimulate metacognitive reflection
A methodological guide for psychologists, educators and teachers provided with an ecological activities package.
TeleFE
The evaluation consists of 5 tests: Qufe, Flanker, Go No-Go, N-back, TPQ – Daily planning test.
QUFE: a questionnaire on executive functions for family and teachers.
Flanker: the test presents a series of arrows with a rapid exposure time: the child indicates the direction of the central arrow with the S or L buttons on the keyboard (or dedicated buttons on a tablet). Further subtests require recognition of the direction of side arrows. A blended (central and side arrows) mode is also available.
Go No-Go: the test measures response inhibition, that is the child’s ability to block impulsive behaviours in favour of those correct for the task. Different blocks are presented: the task is to press the spacebar upon “go stimuli” and do nothing in case of “no-go”.
N-back: the N-back blocks measure the ability to update information during the performance of an activity. It is required to respond by pressing a button if the stimulus is of the same color (shape or letter) with respect to the previous stimulus (N-back 1) or with respect to the one earlier (N-back 2).
TPQ – daily planning test: the test aims to simulate a daily situation as similar as possible to reality: children are asked to efficiently plan the performance of a series of activities, respecting logical and chronological constraints.
In the context of the project, all tests have been implemented in the platform: an experimental two-year phase with over 2000 children has provided data for the standardisation.
The output of the evaluation consists of detailed data on all tests, and an overall profile on the child’s executive functions that highlights strengths and weaknesses.
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