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Dyslexia – 5 Ideas That Really Work
Dyslexic learners are often strong at seeing the big picture, so plan lessons that let them use it.
- 1 hour 4 minutes
- Recorded webinar
- 1 CPD hour
- Certificate
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What you'll learn
- Plan writing with a lotus blossom diagram so ideas reach the page
- Use still images, sketches and picture objectives in place of written ones
- Build on dyslexic learners' strengths in visualising and making connections
- Cut the extra words from maths problems to reveal the question
- Avoid reading text aloud while learners try to follow it
About this course
Try writing a paragraph with your other hand. That's close to how a lesson full of reading and copying can feel for a dyslexic learner, and the effort can hide how much they know.
These five ideas start from strengths instead: the visualising, connection-making and communication many dyslexic learners are good at. A lotus blossom diagram gets ideas out of their head and onto the page. Still images and picture objectives take the place of written ones. A random word from the dictionary, linked back to the day's learning, rewards the sideways thinking they do well. In maths, you'll show them how to strip a word problem down to the question it's really asking.
They come from a former headteacher, and they work for the rest of your class too, so they're easy to keep using.
- For early career teachers, middle leaders and 5 other roles. All phases.
Recording
- 65 min
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