Articles Archive
SL33
Removing dyslexia as a barrier to achievement
Saturday 12 October 2013
12.30 - 13.30
SL22
Dyslexia and Asperger's syndrome: complimentary sides of the same coin?
Friday 11 October 2013
15.30 - 16.30
The training and consultancy opportunities outlined below are designed to support and enthuse schools which are committed to meeting the needs of struggling pupils who may not meet the criteria for extra support.
The Dyslexia Aware Quality Mark is taking off in the Barossa. Schools have engaged with the Quality Mark through whole school training and the active support of the Department for Education and Child Development (DECD)
A short interview following observed teaching in a school in Gawla South Australia
This article contains a précis of my keynote together with notes from other aspects of this excellent conference. My notes from other aspects of this excellent conference are also included ,together with slides from my hand-out as promised to delegates.
My keynote presentation identifies key classroom adjustments that have been introduced into schools in South Ayrshire through my training courses as part of the local Dyslexia Friendly Schools initiative. It also seeks to introduce a paradigm shift away from Dyslexia as a disability and towards viewing Dyslexia as a preferred way of learning – effectively acknowledging the right to be Dyslexic and our obligation to teach our students in the ways they prefer to learn. I will be modelling three classroom based strategies which are “Dyslexia Aware” and which have a positive impact on the learning of all individuals in a classroom. My slides for the presentation will be posted on the Dyslexia Scotland website and also on this site, technology permitting!
Off to New Zealand again in May for workshops on North Island.and on to Australia for a 5 state lecture tour during the first two weeks in June
Imagine a school which acknowledges that all children learn in different ways and in which teachers harness the power of learning preferences to optimise teaching and learning