This is a guide for mainstream teachers on how best to support students with dyslexia or similar literacy difficulties. It is a 6 page mini-guide in PDF format and relevant for teachers of students at KS2, 3, 4 and 5. All the strategies included are designed to be quick and easy to implement; they require no additional time or planning and require no previous knowledge of dyslexia.
This guide can be copied and distributed among staff at your school or displayed in the staffroom. It is a useful resource to encourage all staff to consider their quality first teaching and to create inclusive classrooms.
The author, Victoria Honeybourne, is a senior advisory teacher for speech, language and communication needs. She is a trainer and writer, having published several books on special educational needs.
More mini-guides on a range of topics for teachers and parents coming soon...
This is a CPD pack for staff on speech, language and communication needs (SLCN).
Contains a presentation explaining what is meant by SLCN, difficulties students can face and classroom strategies to support these students, and an eight-page booklet with the same information which can be given to staff.
Suitable for KS1, 2, 3 and 4 teachers, teaching assistants and other support staff. Great for whole-school or departmental CPD or as a refresher on SLCN.
The author is a senior advisory teacher for speech, language and communication needs.
This is an eight-page booklet suitable for all staff working in school settings (primary and secondary).
There is a brief introduction to what is meant by speech, language and communication needs followed by how to identify students and plenty of classroom strategies which can support these students in mainstream schools. The strategies are all quick and easy to implement as part of quality first teaching and relevant for KS1, KS2, KS3 and KS4 teachers, teaching assistants and other school staff.
Can be printed and distributed among staff for whole-school CPD.
The author is a senior advisory teacher for speech, language and communication needs.