Dyslexia - Supporting Struggling Readers & Spellers

Dyslexia and an understanding of Specific, Targeted, Impactful Interventions.

This half day session, will focus on the following:

● What is phonological awareness? A look at resources to support gaps, including completing phonological awareness activities during the session to take away and use the very next day.

● Reading – activities to support struggling readers – running record, reading assessment, Toe by Toe, Speed word, TRUGs, Onset and Rime.

● Spelling – activities to support struggling spellers – Boxes Font, Decision Spelling, ACE dictionary.

● Carry out a single word reading and a single word spelling assessment.

● Running Record - what does the information tell us?

● Spelling error analysis – what do they tell us?

● Explore the interventions during the afternoon together and leave with a toolkit of resources to use within your classroom.

KS1, KS2, KS3 Teachers up to Year 9, SENDCo, TA’s, ECT’s and SL’s

By the end of the session you will:

• Have an enhanced understanding of what phonological awareness is; how to assess it and support it by exploring intervention in more detail together.
• Understand good interventions for reading difficulties and be able to support learners with targeted support.
• Have a clear understanding of good quality intervention for spelling difficulties and be able to support learners.
• Be able to carry out assessments and understand what they tell you.
• Be able to carry out a running record and understand what this identifies.
• Analyse spelling errors and what they mean

I have been a primary school teacher since 1999, teaching across Somerset and Devon. I have had a variety of roles during this time; SATs marker, tutor, computing lead and most recently teaching at a local school being in charge of coordinating English and Year 5/6 lead. I have delivered training on Accelerated Reader across the school, Read, Write Inc, the vocabulary project, No Nonsense Spelling and Grammar, have been moderated for English and supported those in Key Stage One who are going through the same process.

I have always had an interest in specific learning difficulties, but it was not until after my son was diagnosed with dyslexia and dyscalculia that I wanted to know more. My son was really struggling at school, and I needed to be able to support him better at home.

I was very fortunate to be able to complete a PG in SpLD at Edgehill University. This course was 18 months long, very full on but extremely informative. This qualifies me to be able to teach and assess for dyslexia. Once qualified, I then set about completing training in dyscalculia and here I am.

I now work for the Devon SpLD (Dyslexia) Service based at QE and carry out private assessments.

SWIFT Members: £55

Other colleagues: £85

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*If membership status changes following booking, RTSA reserve the right to change the charge of the session to a non-member cost.

Please note: Payment is by INVOICE ONLY. Please select invoice as the payment method at check out.

SWIFT Partner providing course (including invoicing) is Riviera Training School Alliance (Riviera Education Trust).

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If you are unable to attend on the day, or are sending someone else in your place, please let us know. Please be aware that failure to cancel your space can incur your school a cost.

• More than 21 days to date of event: Full refund available (minus £25 admin fee)
• Between 20-7 days to date of event: 50% refund available (minus £25 admin fee)
• 6 days or less to date of event: No refund available (plus £25 admin fee)

Should a training course recruit insufficient numbers to make it viable, we reserve the right to cancel the course, without penalty, giving minimum notice of 24 hours.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Oldway Primary School, Higher Polsham Road, Paignton, United Kingdom