MESHGuides

Dyslexia Friendly schools

There are videos demonstrating various projects.

Or you can download pdf copies about:

Cognition, Learning & Learning Differently

Exploring Evidence of Impact

Children and young people in the UK who are identified as having SEN or SpLD are entitled to access arrangements and reasonable adjustments during exams. These adjustments range from additional time in exams to the provision of a scribe/reader or computer based assistance.

Details of these adjustments are published each year by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) and are freely available online.

Teachers who are interested in becoming a specialist dyslexia teacher or dyslexia assessor can find information about training courses and professional accreditation on the BDA and Helen Arkell websites.

When a pupil fails to thrive or make progress in spite of receiving a well-founded intervention programme, or when a screening test indicates a high probability of dyslexia, a full diagnostic assessment should be considered.

The Literacy and Dyslexia-SpLD Professional Development Framework is a free to use online tool which is designed to act as a ‘road-map’ of the levels of knowledge and skills required across the education workforce to support all learners with dyslexia/SpLD. It can be used as a self-assessment tool to identify areas for professional development, and/or as a resource base to suggest materials for you and your educational setting. Materials include:

Everyone will have their own favourite top tips, but those listed on page 32 of the abridged Dyslexia Friendly Schools Good Practice Guide, from Leicester City Council, have been tried and tested, so we know they work!

The following sites also provide some useful tips:-

www.nessy.com/uk/teachers/essential-teaching-tips-dyslexia/

What works for children and young people with literacy difficulties? 5th ed. (Greg Brooks, 2016) is a free to download publication which provides an overview of interventions which have been proven to be effective. Schemes included in the publication are selected according to a rigorous set of criteria so that teachers can be confident of their effectiveness.

The British Dyslexia Association New Technologies Committee webpages provide information and reviews of the latest products designed to help dyslexic people.  An Overview of Assistive Learning e-learning course can be booked here.

Assistive technologies to help with a range of difficulties are explored on Dyslexia Action’s webpages.

Resources to support dyslexic learners

Crossbow Education

The Dyslexia Shop

BDA Store

Dyslexia Foundation

Facebook group

Dyslexia Assist

Dyslexiaida

Nasen

Information about dyslexia and multilingualism in a range of European countries (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, the UK, and Wales) can be found on the Dyslang website.