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Spot and Support Dyspraxia

Recognise the pupil who struggles with a pencil, scissors or a ball as possibly dyspraxic, and get them the right support.

  • 13 minutes
  • 6 modules
  • 0.5 CPD hours
  • Certificate

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What you'll learn

  • Recognise signs of dyspraxia in the classroom and on the playground
  • Use a simple walking test to look for unusual arm positions
  • Raise motor skills concerns with parents in a way that brings them with you
  • Know when to involve an occupational therapist
  • Set up motor skills groups and classroom aids like pencil grips and sloping boards

About this course

Every class seems to have one: the child who trips over nothing, knocks the paint pot flying and grips a pencil so awkwardly that handwriting is a battle. Dyspraxia is thought to affect around one in ten pupils, yet it's one of the least recognised needs in school. And when a bright child can't get their ideas onto paper, they can start to feel like a failure.

You'll learn to spot it, including a simple walking test you can do in the classroom, and how to raise it gently with parents. You'll know when to bring in an occupational therapist and what helps afterwards, from motor skills groups that feel like a mini PE lesson to pencil grips and sloping boards.

  • For early career teachers, middle leaders and 5 other roles. All phases.

6 modules

Open in order

  1. Introduction

    3 min

  2. Wrap up

    2 min

  3. What is it?

    1 question

    2 min

  4. How do you spot it?

    1 question

    3 min

  5. What can you do?

    1 question

    2 min

  6. What things should be in place?

    3 min