Removing dyslexia as a barrier to achievement : the Dyslexia Friendly Schools toolkit

MacKay, Neil

Neil MacKay

Notes
Presents strategies for meeting diverse learning needs, and overcoming barriers to learning. Aims to enable dyslexic learners and all learners with varied learning styles.
Contents
Contents : Dyslexia - difficulty or difference; understanding dyslexia - removing the barriers; creating the feel-good factor; empowerment through learning differences; spelling with a specific difference; learning styles and preferences - harnessing learning differences; learning styles and comfort zones - working from inside out; dyslexia friendly means inclusion friendly - meeting diverse needs in mainstream settings; dyslexia and revision - learning how to learn; maths as a specific learning difference; dyslexia and EAL - mind friendly solutions; the toolkit for the Dyslexia Friendly classroom; responding to individual needs through classroom action; school improvement through dyslexia friendly best practice; integrating the Inclusion Development Programme into whole school practice; the dyslexia Friendly classroom in the Dyslexia Friendly school; putting it all together - the opportunity to balance the cost;
Additional Info
Supplied by Aquila Books, 11 Miro Place, Putaruru, South Waikato
Dewey 371.91
Location edition Bar Code due date
Individual Needs 3rd ed 24055
Individual Needs 3rd ed 24056
Dewey:TR Individual Needs
ISBN:9781903842102
pub:2012