Presentation Part 2

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Presentation Part 2 Roadshows November 2008
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Planning Essays
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Planning Essays
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Learning

• Cards

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Learning

• Cards

book
le livre
door
la porte
school
lécole
table
la table
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Auditory Learning
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Learning

• Recorded Cards

book
le livre
door
la porte
school
lécole
table
la table
paper
le papier
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Learning

• Recorded Cards

book
le livre

door
la porte

school
lécole

table
la table

paper
le papier

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Learning

• Recorded Cards
• Learn five, test five
• Learn five, test five, test ten
• Learn five, test five, test fifteen
• Learn five, test five, test twenty

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Learning

• Learning vocabulary
• Maths formulae
• Chemistry formula
• Chemistry equations
• Definitions
• History dates
• Spelling

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Learning

• Templates

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Templates
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Learning

• Chemistry experiments
• History of art paintings
• Literature characters
• Literature - poems

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Technology

• Speech to text
• Dragon Naturally Speaking

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Technology

• WordTalk reads back text
• WriteOutloud provides speech feedback
• TextHELP and ClaroRead

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Technology

• www.assist-it.org.uk
• CALL Centre WordTalk - free

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Mathematics

• Is it the numbers or is it the words?

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Mathematics

• Is it the reading?

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Mathematics

• Is it the anxiety?

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Mathematics

• Dont forget the possible overlap with dyslexia

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Mathematics

• Use examples with which they
• are familiar
• Use examples that make sense!

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Mathematics

• Percentages

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Mathematics

• Fractions

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Mathematics

• Fractions

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Mathematics

• Fractions

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Mathematics

• Fractions

Make it chocolate cake!
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Mathematics

• Ask them to suggest examples

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Mathematics

• Make it practical

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Mathematics

• Probability

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Mathematics

• Probability
• Bag of 54 sweets
• 24 toffees
• 18 chocolates
• 12 mints

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Mathematics

• Probability
• Toffees Chocolates Mints
• llll ll llll lll

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Mathematics

• Try to introduce things in a simple way

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Mathematics

• The dreaded algebra

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Mathematics

• The suspects ..

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Mathematics

• The suspects .
• A
• A and B
• A, B and C

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Mathematics

• The suspects .
• A B C 3

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Mathematics

• Apples and bananas

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Mathematics

• 2 apples 3 apples 5 apples
• 2a 3a 5a
• 4 bananas 5 bananas 9 bananas
• 4b 5b 9b

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Mathematics

• 2 apples 3 bananas 2 apples
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  3 bananas
• 2a 3b 2a 3b

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Memory

• Memory games
• Pairs
• I went to market ..

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Reading

• Which method is best?

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Reading

• Phonic approach?

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Reading

• Toe by Toe
• Keda Cowling
• www.toe-by-toe.co.uk

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Reading

• Where do you find suitable reading
• books?

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Reading

• Barrington Stoke
• www.barringtonstoke.co.uk
• Adult section

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Reading

• Books for second language
• learners
• www.keltic.co.uk

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Reading

• Dont forget audio books
• Available through the local library
• Available in most bookshops

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Writing

• Holding the pen
• Special pens
• Special grips

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Writing

• Touch typing

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Writing

• Touch typing
• Strengthens brain-hand-eye co-
• ordination
• Spelling practice
• Reading practice
• Brain is free to concentrate on what it wants to
  say!

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Spelling strategies
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Resources

• The Dyslexia Shop
• www.thedyslexiashop.co.uk

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Resources

• www.adultdyslexiaconference.org.uk/

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• Clear font
• 14 point if possible
• Well spaced paragraphs
• Avoid poor cut and paste
• Keep things simple
• Give them two copies

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Fonts

• Times New Roman a, g
• Arial a, g
• Comic Sans MS a, g
• Century Gothic a, g

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• Be aware
• Be understanding
• Be supportive
• Build confidence

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Tests and Examinations

• Reading and understanding the question.

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Examinations

• If there are five apples on a plate and you take
  three away, how many apples do you have?

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Examinations

• A farmer has sixteen sheep and all but nine die.
  How many sheep does he have left?

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Examinations

• Is it legal for a man to marry his widows sister?

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Examinations

• How many two-pence stamps are there in a dozen?

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Examinations

• James has two British coins which together add up
  to 55 pence. One is not a 50 pence piece. What
  are the coins?

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Examinations

• Make one word out of the letters NEW DOOR. (You
  must use all the letters.)

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Very important!

• Dont forget the self-esteem

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Remember .

• Dyslexia-friendly teaching is good for all
  students!

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And finally .

• You dont have to be a specialist to make a
  difference.

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I'm not stupid I'm dyslexic!
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www.dyslexiascotland.org.uk