Presentation on Understanding global developmental delay, for teachers, TAs, LSAs and parents. Editable, 22 pages.

This introduction to Specific Learning Disorders provides an introduction for teachers, TAs, LSAs and SENCOs. Includes detail on Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia. Runs to 61 pages and 2 hours of Professional Development. A specific learning disability is a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations, including conditions such as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia.

Supporting EAL Learners in the Classroom & Everyday Strategies provides 31 pages and 2 hours of professional development. Practical strategies fro teachers, TAs and LSAs involved in teaching English as a Foreign or Additional Language.

A short (21 page) introduction to Adaptive Teaching. What is it? Why do we need it? What is different to differentiation? Offers some insights from students - suggest you do your own survey before you do this presentation, asking the questions posed in the PPT. Useful for teachers, TAs and LSAs, SENCOs supporting children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in the classroom.

Guide to Conduct Disorder including Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). Runs to 21 pages, including: INTRODUCTION GLOSSARY THINGS THAT CAN HELP (STRATEGIES) THINGS TO AVOID ACTIVITY RESOURCES & READINGS REFERENCES

This ‘Theories of Learning’ series of powerpoint presentations includes an introduction to Chomsky, Piaget, Skinner, Vygotsky & Bruner. There are 5 presentations in this series. Each presentation (PPT) includes a neat introduction to the common theories of learning. Useful for professional development in schools with Teaching Assistants, Teachers and also psychology students.