The seminar will be a dynamic presentation showcasing ‘Top Exam Tips for Dyslexic Students’ based on her latest book ‘How to Become a Grade Riser’ by Oaka Books. It will aim to inspire students with dyslexia to prepare effectively for the exam season. Susie will showcase effective planning and decoding strategies as well as innovative tried and tested easy-to-replicate Multi-Sensory Techniques. These are published in the latest ‘BDA Dyslexia Friendly Schools Good Practice Guide’ and ‘The Multi-sensory Toolkit’ by Oaka books.

Occupational therapists often recommend sensory strategies, such as fidget toys, wobble cushions and movement breaks, for children with sensory processing challenges.  In this talk, occupational therapist, Kim Griffin will explore why these strategies may be helpful for certain children.  She will include tips and guidance on how to monitor their effectiveness in the classroom. 

The webinar will cover: What are executive functions – easy to understand neuroscience, how do they impact personal development for dyslexic learners and what can we do to develop strong executive functions.

OrCam Read, the first and only handheld digital reader that captures full pages of printed text and digital screens, provides increased reading independence by seamlessly – and instantly – reading any kind of text aloud through a built-in speaker or Bluetooth-enabled device, and operating completely offline to ensure data privacy.

If all you know about dyspraxia/ DCD(Developmental Coordination Disorder) is that the children are a bit clumsy,then this session will introduce you to this common but complex condition which frequently co-occurs with dyslexia.

Nicola James is a Chartered Psychologist, founder of Lexxic and neurodivergent individual, and she will cover – What is the ‘new normal’ in the workplace? – Implications for the ‘new normal’ on neurodivergent employees? – The ‘new normal’ and mental wellness. – Adjustments and adaption to support neurodivergent thinkers when returning to the office in the ‘new normal’.

Dr. Lindsay Peer CBE will offer a short explanation of range of SpLDs , Talk about the emotional impact of struggles and academic failure – frustration, demotivation, anger and lowered self-esteem, Look at areas which need development for building success and resilience. This is suitable for parents and teachers of school aged children and adults.

Elizabeth will share her journey of discovering when she was diagnosed with dyslexia in her adulthood 18 years ago at University of South Bank London, and how the label has helped her to set up her own organisation supporting many dyslexics to unlock their full potentials within the 3 E’s, Employability, Education, Entrepreneurship startups for dyslexics. Since starting A2i Dyslexia Elizabeth has noticed the lack of confidence and self-esteem for dyslexics.

You have students with dyslexia and other reading and writing difficulties: we have software on every platform that can help, but there is so much of it! During the webinar I will show you the main features of ClaroRead and focus on how it can be used in the classroom and during exams.

Observing poor self-esteem in our children is painful to see. We want out children to feel confident to tackle life’s challenges, especially when dyslexic and at school. In this webinar, Parenting Coach, John Hicks will discuss three ways a parent can help their child to feel good about themselves and be more motivated to tackle life’s challenges within their educational years.

This webinar will explore the different ways you can engage learners remotely using packages like Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Also what techniques and strategies to use to keep your learners motivated online using polls, quizzes , interactive content and much , much more.

This session will explain the difficulties that a dyscalculic person has with understanding number and how to help them to develop a sense of number. It will look at the skills we need to learn to count and how different visual representations can give us different messages about our number system. It will look at numbers 0-10 and also the 45 sight facts in number and how this relates to teaching approaches in reading.

Working ‘remotely’ with dyslexia and co-occurring neurodivergent conditions. The year 2020 has seen remote working move from being an option for the few to a necessity for the many. In this webinar Janette Beetham, workplace dyslexia/neurodiversity specialist, explores the potential impact of this forced physical isolation from colleagues; the introduction of new work ‘tools’ and the change of work environment.

An investigation of a range of presentations of Dyslexia, including some of those that are less well known. How to integrate practical solutions into teaching and learning and create a level playing field for children with diverse needs.

This webinar will discuss how qualitative maths assessments move away from a right/wrong answer and examine language, understanding and underlying skills so helping teachers to identify gaps in knowledge and prepare targeted support lessons. We will look at the Diagnostic Assessment of Numeracy Skills (DANS), a structured set of qualitative tests for students who have difficulties with maths at Key Stage One & Key Stage Two. The tests are interactive and use concrete resources which help teachers to observe the thought processes and vocabulary of their students, as well as their answers. The DANS assessment provides teachers with a clear map of the concepts that their students understand and highlights areas of weakness. It is designed to assist teachers with developing targeted lesson plans.

This webinar explores the options available to those in Sixth Form and beyond . It will look at screeners and when a full diagnostic assessment is needed ie when applying for Disabled Students Allowance . It will also look at the support and resources available for those in employment and creating a Dyslexia Friendly workplace.