Understanding and supporting pupils with dyslexia

Join us for an in-depth course designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding of neurodiversity, specifically focusing on dyslexia. You'll be equipped with effective strategies to remove barriers to learning and gain increased confidence in supporting pupils with dyslexia.

Highlights

Highlights of the workshop are:

• access arrangements - learn about access arrangements to ensure fair opportunities for all pupils.
• dyslexia defined - gain an enhanced definition of dyslexia, including current debates and research surrounding this specific learning difficulty
• identification - learn how to identify signs of dyslexia in pupils
• practitioner duties - understand your duty as a practitioner in raising awareness and supporting pupils with dyslexia
• effective strategies - discover practical tips and tricks to support pupils with dyslexia, including: Resources and teaching approaches, Correcting and improving spellings, Setting homework, Enhancing vocabulary, Improving reading accuracy and fluency, Effective teacher talk and Maximizing the role of teaching assistants
• assessment adaptations - explore ideas for adapting assessments and feedback methods to better support pupils with dyslexia