Practical Strategies: Understanding and supporting pupils with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) in the classroom

Outcome

Enhance your knowledge and understanding of Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD), including dyslexia and dyspraxia. Equip yourself with effective strategies to remove barriers to learning and boost your confidence in supporting pupils with SpLD.

Highlights

Highlights of the workshop are:

• reporting - learn best practices for reporting to parents and carers
• enhanced definitions - gain a deeper understanding of dyslexia and dyspraxia, along with current debates and research
• SpLD and neurodiversity - explore the relationship between SpLD and neurodiversity
• identification - learn to recognize indicators of SpLD and how to identify them
• pupils' perspectives - understand the experiences and perspectives of pupils with SpLD
• practitioner duties - raise awareness and fulfill your role in supporting pupils with SpLD
• effective strategies - discover practical tips and tricks to support pupils with SpLD, including: correcting and improving spellings, setting homework, utilizing resources, 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 alternative methods
• access arrangements - learn how to implement access arrangements in teacher assessment tasks
• modelling and environment - understand the importance of modelling, setting clear expectations, and creating a supportive environment
• marking and feedback - discover effective marking and feedback methods