Development Opportunities

The two on-line training sessions will give the attendee an overview of what dyslexia is and what a dyslexia-friendly classroom looks like. The following questions will be addressed:
First Session:
What is Dyslexia and how can I identify it in my classroom?
Second Session:
What does a Dyslexia Friendly classroom look like?
What strategies can I employ to support learners with literacy difficulties and/or dyslexia?

This practical workshop will aim to familiarise SENDCos, Classroom Teachers and Teaching Assistants with how to use the assistive tools in Clicker Writer and the Clicker Sets to support learners with difficulties recording at their ability level in the classroom. Attendees will need to bring a laptop with Clicker 6/7 to the training session and be able to connect to the O2 internet service. We will be looking at the following tools; spell checker, predictive text, voice recorder, sentence sets, connect sets, word banks, Clicker board, Talk sets and Matching Sets.

This practical workshop will aim to familiarise SENDCos, Classroom Teachers and Teaching Assistants with how to use the assistive tools in Clicker Writer and the Clicker Sets to support learners with difficulties recording at their ability level in the classroom. Attendees will need to bring a laptop with Clicker 6/7 to the training session and be able to connect to the O2 internet service. We will be looking at the following tools; spell checker, predictive text, voice recorder, sentence sets, connect sets, word banks, Clicker board, Talk sets and Matching Sets.

This practical workshop will aim to familiarise SENDCos, Classroom Teachers and Teaching Assistants with how to use the assistive tools in Clicker Writer and the Clicker Sets to support learners with difficulties recording at their ability level in the classroom. Attendees will need to bring a laptop with Clicker 6/7 to the training session and be able to connect to the O2 internet service. We will be looking at the following tools; spell checker, predictive text, voice recorder, sentence sets, connect sets, word banks, Clicker board, Talk sets and Matching Sets.

This practical workshop will aim to familiarise SENDCos, Classroom Teachers and Teaching Assistants with how to use the assistive tools in Clicker and the Clicker Sets to support learners with difficulties recording at their ability level in the classroom. Attendees will need to bring a laptop with Clicker 8/7 to the training session and be able to connect to the O2 internet service. We will be looking at the following tools; spell checker, predictive text, voice recorder, sentence sets, connect sets, word banks, Clicker board, Talk sets and Matching Sets.

This practical workshop will teach you how to use the in-built accessibility functions on the iPad, such as, text to speech, speech to text, editing and personalising tools, to allow learners with dyslexia and literacy difficulties to access the curriculum effectively. Apple Pages and Keynote applications will be demonstrated to show how they can be used as alternatives to written recording. We will also highlight other useful literacy Apps and curriculum audio books for both secondary and primary phases. Attendees will need to bring an IPad however there will be some spare IPads to borrow.

This practical workshop will teach you how to use the in-built accessibility functions on the iPad, such as, text to speech, speech to text, editing and personalising tools, to allow learners with dyslexia and literacy difficulties to access the curriculum effectively. Apple Pages and Keynote applications will be demonstrated to show how they can be used as alternatives to written recording. We will also highlight other useful literacy Apps and curriculum audio books for both secondary and primary phases. Attendees will need to bring an IPad however there will be some spare IPads to borrow.

This practical workshop will explore how to use Clicket 7/8/Clicker Writer effectively in the classroom and give practical examples of different resource ideas across the curriculum. Attendees will be given a chance to make resources suitable for their learners with support from the Cognition and Learning team. All attendees should should have knowledge of how to use the functions within Clicker.

From September 2019, the Dyslexia Outreach Team (DOT) will be providing support to Suffolk schools for learners who have a specific learning difficulty with numeracy. This free workshop will give an overview of Dyscalculia as a specific learning difficulty and best practice regarding assessment procedures and teaching recommendations. Integral to the workshop will be opportunities for attendees to present current school perspectives and concerns around supporting students with Maths difficulties.

From September 2019, the Dyslexia Outreach Team (DOT) will be providing support to Suffolk schools for learners who have a specific learning difficulty with numeracy. This free workshop will give an overview of Dyscalculia as a specific learning difficulty and best practice regarding assessment procedures and teaching recommendations. Integral to the workshop will be opportunities for attendees to present current school perspectives and concerns around supporting students with Maths difficulties.