[senco-forum] dyslexia friendly help please!

Living in wales what's an AST? 
Surely the basic message about differentiation is the same to each
department
 - just better received in smaller group customised a little to the subject
eg geography teach the kids how to shade  rather than expecting them to have
been born knowing eg science  show them how to learn indivdual dodgy words
like photosynthesis eg pe how to give instructions and gradually extend the
length of the sequence ( and they haven't deliberately forgotten their kit
so how to organise a timetable to remember to get it ready the night before)
eg most subjects -photocopied notes rather than massive copying , if copying
from board is needed tricks like each line in a new colour to help kids keep
their place etc. encourage use of pc or alpha smarts etc

Get some secondary kids to list what is difficult about each subject and
then look at how these difficulties can be minimised ( get department to do
this as a workshop so they have ownership of the strategies to use ) 

Use the fact that you aren't secondary so that the subject staff 'teach you'
how to differentiate for secondary -again giving ownership

Look at practical suggestions that Janice had collated together  (around 18
months ago I think ) 

I'll undoubtedly think other things once I 've mailed this barbara ht 

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Sent: 03 February 2007 21:31
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Subject: [senco-forum] dyslexia friendly help please!

As a support teacher, I have been asked to do some work in a high  school 
with individual depts. looking at dyslexia friendly issues relating to  each

subject area.This is following up a whole school inset last term to raise  
awareness. The overwhelming feedback from that was that there was too much
theory 
-what was wanted was practical strategies.
We have just had the first session for the R.E. dept.It was well received,  
mainly beacause we had an excellent experienced AST giving e.g.s of  
differentiation she had brought with her. I also did a bit on pupils' views
and  
multisensory learning.

Problem is, there aren't enough ASTs!! I would really appreciate any ideas  
for how to organise the other sessions, bearing in mind that I am not an  
experienced secondary teacher and feel that credibility is crucial.

Many thanks, optimistically,
Maggie Chessher

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