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Dyspraxia is often less well understood than other SpLDs due to its physical and cognitive nature. Alison Patrick presents a webinar on strategising for the physical and literacy traits of the dyspraxic learner.

Understanding the physical and literacy traits of dyspraxia can help to strategise for dyspraxia inside and outside the classroom so that dyspraxic learners achieve their maximum potential.

The course offers a detailed discussion of how dyspraxia manifests physically and the impact on visual and auditory processing. Strategies explored include tactics for strengthening muscles, posture and balance. The course also offers strategies for reading, writing and listening.

In this promotional free webinar Dr Ginny Stacey shares her knowledge and experience gained over from personal and professional experience to help inform good practice.

She shares her background and experiences as a dyslexic person who also set up and ran a dyslexia support service in a university. She discusses the skills needed for a student to succeed academically in Higher Education. Then goes on to explain what metacognition and study skills the difference is between the two, and the importance of these two skills. She also explains how these skills are transferable from academia to the world of work. Also, she explains the importance of motivation in enable a student with dyslexia to succeed, and why metacognition and study skills

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

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.

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.