Dyslexia Awareness

Details

Course Code: 80134C
Date: 27th January 2009
Venue: Shrewsbury Training & Development Centre
Time: 09:15 - 12:00

Target audience

Teaching assistants, NQTs, teachers in the early years of their careers, experienced teachers, new and experienced leaders and managers.

Course content

This session will provide a brief introduction to the specific learning difficulty, dyslexia. It will consider the characteristics displayed by a pupil with dyslexia, their implications for the classroom and general strategies for aiding their progress.

Intended outcomes

Participants will:
- be aware of the characteristics displayed by a dyslexic pupil
- consider the practical implications for the classroom
- be aware of some general strategies that would help a dyslexic pupil to access the curriculum.

Five Outcomes: Enjoy and Achieve

Programme

The programme will include:
- relevant background information
- identification
- practical strategies for the classroom.

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