The Dyslexia-Friendly Teacher′s Toolkit
eBook - ePub

The Dyslexia-Friendly Teacher′s Toolkit

Strategies for Teaching Students 3-18

  1. 128 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

The Dyslexia-Friendly Teacher′s Toolkit

Strategies for Teaching Students 3-18

About this book

This book is a really practical, hands-on guide packed with a wealth of advice on strategies and things to try" reflecting the authors? extensive experience. If you want to make effective, inclusive dyslexia-friendly classrooms a reality rather than an aspiration, this book is for you." - Dr John P. Rack, Head of Research and Development, Dyslexia Action

In this toolkit the authors provide you with the foundations for making your setting and your teaching style dyslexia-friendly. There is a general overview of the principles and practices required, and what the dyslexia-aware teacher needs to bear in mind.

Chapters cover:

  • understanding learners with dyslexia
  • dyslexia and phonics
  • dyslexia and English as an Additional Language
  • dyslexia and mathematics
  • dyslexia and science
  • dyslexia and creativity

Each chapter includes visual chapter overviews, tried and tested strategies for the classroom and the whole school, using technology to help learners, case studies from practice, children?s voices and sources of further information. The book offers you ideas and advice, and will ensure you feel confident you are doing the right things to help overcome barriers to learning.

Barbara Pavey is a lecturer in Higher Education, training dyslexia specialists in the North of England.

Margaret Meehan is Coordinator of Specialist Tuition at Swansea University.

Sarah Davis is an Early Years Leading Teacher working in North Yorkshire.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of figures and tables
  6. List of abbreviations
  7. About the authors
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Introduction
  10. 1. Understanding learners with dyslexia
  11. 2. Supporting learning
  12. 3. Dyslexia and phonics
  13. 4. Dyslexia and English as an additional language
  14. 5. Reading, writing and spelling
  15. 6. Dyslexia and mathematics
  16. 7. Dyslexia and science
  17. 8. Dyslexia and creativity
  18. Appendix: A Dyslexia-friendly school – a practitioner’s guide
  19. References
  20. Index