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Become a Strategy Coach for Employees with SpLDs in the Workplace

Understand the Access to Work arena and adapt your skills as a Specialist Tutor, to provide strategy coaching for employees with SpLDs in the workplace. Presented by Donnal Welburn from the The Learning Support Centre.

This session will provide you with an overview of access to work and how your preexisting skills can be adapted to support clients in the workplace with SpLDs.

The session will include an overview of Access to Work and the process an employee with SpLDs must go through. Providing examples of the client types and environments you may be working in. While providing guidance on adapting your existing skills to support people in the workplace.

Credits for course: 
1 hour
Type of training: 
Non-accredited CPD
Method of training: 
Blended Learning
Link
Region: 
Various Regions
Level: 
None: 
None
Course stage: 
Stage 1 - Universal
Course strand(s): 
D. Teaching and supporting learners with dyslexia/SpLD
E. Communicating and working with others
Contact email: 
srostill@patoss-dyslexia.org
Contact phone: 
07956 644 786

Testing Processing Speed using the Adolescent and Adult Second Edition (DTVP-A: 2) Visual Motor Efficiency Index (VME): SASC Authorised

The world-renowned eminent neuropsychologist Dr.Cecil Reynolds will discuss his assessment tool the Adolescent and Adult Second Edition (DTVP-A: 2) Visual Motor Efficiency Index (VME) as a replacement for the Symbol Digit Modalities Test for testing of processing speed. This test is on the The SASC Test Evaluation Committee (STEC) approved listing to replace the Symbol Digit Modalities Test.
The webinar will address the concept of cognitive processing speed and explain the concept and how to assess it. Processing speed will be defined and described primarily from the perspective of Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory.

Credits for course: 
1.5 hours
Type of training: 
Accredited CPD
Method of training: 
Online/Distance
Link
Region: 
Various Regions
Duration: 
1.5 hours
Level: 
None: 
None
Professional accreditation: 
SASC Accredited
Course stage: 
Stage 3 - Targeted Strategic
Course strand(s): 
C. Identifying and assessing dyslexia/SpLD
F. Professional development and dyslexia/SpLD
Contact email: 
srostill@patoss-dyslexia.org
Contact phone: 
07956 644 786

Could Technology Offer Teachers an Effective Way to Differentiate and Personalise Phonics Instruction and Provide a More Inclusive Learning Environment within the Neurodiverse Classroom?

Technology can be an effective and successful aid for digital natives and especially so for neurodivergent learners. This lecture will explore different ways to incorporate technology, highlighting specific benefits when tasked with teaching phonics, a constrained skill.
Most children are digital natives however some teachers might feel overwhelmed or lack confidence in using ipads and other digital devices. Technology provides a platform for customised learning experiences, catering to each student's unique strengths and weaknesses. Students can access tailored content that suits their learning style and pace when using technology in ways not possible via direct instruction from a teacher.

Credits for course: 
1.5 hours
Type of training: 
Non-accredited CPD
Method of training: 
Online/Distance
Link
Region: 
Various Regions
Duration: 
1.5 hours
Level: 
None: 
None
Course stage: 
Stage 1 - Universal
Course strand(s): 
D. Teaching and supporting learners with dyslexia/SpLD
E. Communicating and working with others
Contact email: 
srostill@patoss-dyslexia.org
Contact phone: 
07956 644 786

AI: a Threat or Opportunity in Teaching Dyslexic People

Increasingly dyslexic students are using AI (Artificial Intelligence) programs that can research and write papers. Some dyslexic adults have embraced and welcomed it as a good starting point to begin to write. How as educators and parents should we encourage or discourage our students to use AI programmes such as ChatGPT? This webinar, presented by Alistair Brown of AI-Upskill, offers you the opportunity to understand what Language based AI is and for you answer this question.

Credits for course: 
1 hour
Type of training: 
Non-accredited CPD
Method of training: 
Online/Distance
Link
Region: 
Various Regions
Duration: 
Day course
Level: 
None: 
None
Course stage: 
Stage 1 - Universal
Course strand(s): 
D. Teaching and supporting learners with dyslexia/SpLD
E. Communicating and working with others
Contact email: 
srostill@patoss-dyslexia.org
Contact phone: 
07956 644 786

All About Dyscalculia

All About Dyscalculia' is an accessible and informative webinar for primary school teachers, designed to increase their knowledge and understanding of dyscalculia and provide practical strategies and advice to build the self-esteem and motivation of learners in their care.

The webinar explores the indicators of dyscalculia, before detailing a range of teaching strategies that will support dyscalculic children and help them to develop their mathematical understanding and resilience. Throughout the webinar, there is an emphasis on creating an empathetic learning ethos in the classroom and school that will minimise maths anxiety and lead to a more positive outcome for all learners.

Credits for course: 
1 hour
Type of training: 
Non-accredited CPD
Method of training: 
Online/Distance
Link
Region: 
Various Regions
Duration: 
1 hour
Level: 
None: 
None
Course stage: 
Stage 1 - Universal
Course strand(s): 
D. Teaching and supporting learners with dyslexia/SpLD
E. Communicating and working with others
Contact email: 
srostill@patoss-dyslexia.org
Contact phone: 
07956 644 786

Orthographically Mapping Words

Dyslexia can be caused by problems in phonology or orthography or both. This webinar is presented by Grace Elliott and Emma Hartnell-Baker

Phonology: the sounds of a language. Orthography: the marks of a writing system, including the spelling patterns This webinar address how you use orthography alongside phonics to improve the child’s ability to read and spell.

This training course is in two parts: one hour 20 minutes from 3.30-4.50pm on Thursday, 16 November 2023 and 3.30-4.30pm on Thursday, 30 November on Zoom.

Credits for course: 
2 hours
Link
Region: 
Various Regions
Duration: 
2 hours
Level: 
None: 
None
Course stage: 
Stage 1 - Universal
Course strand(s): 
D. Teaching and supporting learners with dyslexia/SpLD
E. Communicating and working with others
Contact email: 
srostill@patoss-dyslexia.org
Contact phone: 
07956 644 786

Should (and Could) the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check be Extended to Include Reading Comprehension?

Should a combined approach to comprehension and the goal of reading be applied to beginner readers? This is the question that this webinar will discuss. This webinar is presented by Emma Hartnell-Baker and Grace Elliott

Reading comprehension is the ability to read text, process it and understand its meaning. It relies on two, interconnected abilities: word reading (being able to decode the symbols on the page) and language comprehension (being able to understand the meaning of the words and sentences). In this interactive webinar the trainers will address whether even for beginner readers we can combine reading with understanding.

Credits for course: 
1.5 hours
Type of training: 
Non-accredited CPD
Method of training: 
Online/Distance
Link
Region: 
Various Regions
Duration: 
1.5 hours
Level: 
None: 
None
Course stage: 
Stage 1 - Universal
Course strand(s): 
D. Teaching and supporting learners with dyslexia/SpLD
E. Communicating and working with others
Contact email: 
srostill@patoss-dyslexia.org
Contact phone: 
07956 644 786

A Series of Webinars presented by Emma Hartnell-Baker and Grace Elliott on Teaching Literacy

Patoss is delighted to present a trilogy of distinct yet interconnected sessions tailored for students of both primary and secondary age groups.

Could Technology Offer Teachers an Effective Way to Differentiate and Personalise Phonics Instruction and Provide a More Inclusive Learning Environment within the Neurodiverse Classroom?

Orthographically Mapping Words

Should (and Could) the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check be Extended to Include Reading Comprehension?

Credits for course: 
5 Hours
Type of training: 
Non-accredited CPD
Link
Region: 
Various Regions
Duration: 
5 hours
Level: 
None: 
None
Course stage: 
Stage 1 - Universal
Course strand(s): 
D. Teaching and supporting learners with dyslexia/SpLD
E. Communicating and working with others
Contact email: 
srostill@patoss-dyslexia.org
Contact phone: 
07956 644 786

OnDemand: Perspectives on Teaching from a Neurodivergent Person

I created this free 2 hour free webinar to highlight how differently things can look when there are no restrictions eg government mandated approaches for teachers. I present it as a 'NeuroPerspective - or ' Neurospective'! As ND teachers we are not all alike ie we will see the world differently and have differing Neurospectives and I ponder on what would happen if SEND teachers could collaborate and share ideas... Grace Elliott & Emma Hartnell-Baker

Credits for course: 
2 hours
Type of training: 
Non-accredited CPD
Method of training: 
Online/Distance
Link
Region: 
Various Regions
Duration: 
2 hours
Level: 
None: 
None
Course stage: 
Stage 1 - Universal
Course strand(s): 
D. Teaching and supporting learners with dyslexia/SpLD
E. Communicating and working with others
Contact email: 
srostill@patoss-dyslexia.org
Contact phone: 
07956 644 786

Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neurological Status (RBANS UPDATE UK) for use in Assessing for the Access Arrangement of Extra Time in Place of SDMT

In this webinar Louise Green will discuss how an assessor can use RBANS UPDATE UK to help establish evidence for the access arrangement of extra time.

RBANS UPDATE UK, first published in 1998 and updated in 2012, has an age range of 12 to 89 years and measures a range of skills including memory and attention. This session will explore the reliability of RBANS UPDATE UK and what information can be used in an assessment for the access arrangements of extra time.

Credits for course: 
1.5 hours
Type of training: 
Non-accredited CPD
Link
Region: 
Various Regions
Duration: 
1.5 hours
Level: 
None: 
None
Course stage: 
Stage 1 - Universal
Course strand(s): 
D. Teaching and supporting learners with dyslexia/SpLD
E. Communicating and working with others
Contact email: 
srostill@patoss-dyslexia.org
Contact phone: 
07956 644 786

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