The Dyslexia-Friendly Primary School

Is your school dyslexia-friendly?

Beginning with a look at understanding dyslexia, this book shows you how to involve the whole school in order to achieve a dyslexia-friendly environment.

You will be able to:

• use an audit tool to discover how dyslexia-friendly your school is

• look at examples of successful dyslexia-friendly initiatives

• find information on funding and resources.

This book offers a step-by-step guide to creating a dyslexia-friendly classroom and whole-school environment.

Headteachers, deputy headteachers, class teachers, SENCOs, student teachers and literacy co-ordinators wanting to make their school more dyslexia-friendly will find this practical book extremely useful.

Barbara Pavey worked as a teacher and SEN specialist for many years and is now Lecturer in Learning Disabilities at The University of Manchester.

Auteur

Barbara Pavey worked as a teacher and SEN specialist for many years and is now Lecturer in Education (SEN) at the University of Wales, Swansea.

Résumé
Is your school dyslexia-friendly?Beginning with a look at understanding dyslexia, this book shows you how to involve the whole school in order to achieve a dyslexia-friendly environment. You will be able to:- use an audit tool to discover how dyslexia-friendly your school is- look at examples of successful dyslexia-friendly initiatives- find information on funding and resources.This book offers a step-by-step guide to creating a dyslexia-friendly classroom and whole-school environment. Headteachers, deputy headteachers, class teachers, SENCOs, student teachers and literacy co-ordinators wanting to make their school more dyslexia-friendly will find this practical book extremely useful.Barbara Pavey worked as a teacher and SEN specialist for many years and is now Lecturer in Learning Disabilities at The University of Manchester.

Contenu

Understanding Dyslexia
The Dyslexia-Friendly Initiative
Funding and Resources
Policies, Principles, Practices and Processes
The Family View
Dyslexia-Friendliness
How Dyslexia-Friendly Is My Primary School?
The Way Forward