Dyslexia in the Classroom leaflet
Hello, I hope you all had a good week. This week, some educators were asking about leaflets with details regarding general support in the classroom for their dyslexic students. As part of an assignment for my dyslexia course, I had to design a leaflet for teachers to help them to support the dyslexic student in the classroom. This leaflet contains information for general support, but each student will have different strengths and weaknesses which should be accounted for. A copy of the leaflet is here to download.
Helen Arkell Courses
The Helen Arkell charity (www.arkellcentre.org.uk) offers dyslexia support and advice to anyone who may need it. They provide various courses throughout the year, some of which are detailed below.
Study Skills
The Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity are holding an online course for dyslexic learners to help improve their study skills for GCSE and A levels. The course is for two hours and covers: – How you learn best – Learning & revision strategies that work for you – Organisational skills – Effective exam techniques. It is held in half term on Wednesday, 16 February at a cost of £50. For more details and booking, go to:
http://helenarkell.org.uk/courses/gcse-and-a-level-study-skills-feb-half-term.php…#dyslexia@UKTAHub
Parents Help Courses
Online Parents’ HELP! course – find ways to support your child with study skills, reading, spelling and numeracy. Six live sessions on Tuesday mornings, 10 to 11.30 from 22 February. Recordings will be available. Details and bookings here: http://helenarkell.org.uk/courses/online-help-course-for-parents-february-2022.php Individual sessions £15.
Other Helen Arkell Courses
A new course discussing ODD and PDA (oppositional defiant disorder and pathological demand avoidance) – ‘Get out of my face, I don’t care and you don’t understand me at all’ – 6 May 2022 Cost £50. Go to http://www.helenarkell.org.uk/courses/odd-and-pda-get-out-of-my-face-i-don-t-care-and-you-don-t-understand-me-at-all-6-may-2022.php
Thank you
Finally, thank you for all the kind words this week about my blog and site, it has made my week and gives me great encouragement to continue. It is exciting to see this site is getting more views each week. People reading this blog are not just from the UK, but a lot are from the USA as many educators in America are starting to understand the Science of Reading and wanting to convert to this approach of teaching and Nessy recommended my site on their facebook page. My site is still very much a work in progress and I am learning all the time how to make this site and blog better, as I am definitely not a computer expert. However, by learning how to set all this up proves the saying ‘you are never too old to learn something new’! As well as regularly updating my training, I am a member of various educator groups and it is great how everyone supports each other and shares strategies to help teach learners who are having difficulties. There are some amazing experts in the field of education and I love to listen to them through webinars, podcasts etc. I am pleased to be able to share this information rather than just keep it to myself, as it means we can help support more individuals in the way they learn best. If the information on this blog/site has helped just one person, it has been worth it.
Thank you for reading my weekly blog and looking at this site. I hope you have a lovely week. PJ 🙂
2022 is like a blank book.
It has 12 chapters and 365 pages and you are the author.
Write the most beautiful story possible for yourself.
Help your child learn to read, write and spell 