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Fast Facts: Specific Learning Difficulties (2003)
'Fast Facts: Specific Learning Difficulties' is a practical guide for family physicians, specialist nurses and other healthcare professionals whose role it is to help and treat patients and their carers.
Online Videos
ADHD and me
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common and fastest growing childhood disorder. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Many adults are now being diagnosed too, having struggled with chaotic lives for years without knowing why. This timely investigation looks at the causes and effects of ADHD. Do behaviour therapies control the condition as well as medication? Are drugs now handed out as performance enhancers? And should people with ADHD even want to change?
Dyscalculia
Professor Bryan Butterworth is the leading authority on dyscalculia in the UK and explains that dyscalculia is a specific difficulty understanding number concepts and does not affect other subjects.
Dyscalculia: Teaching Strategies & Modifications
In this video, several different teaching strategies for students with dyscalculia are covered, included, types of modifications and accommodations for this learning disability.
The developing brain
Dr Fred Dick of Birkbeck College, a leading expert in the child development, explains the different stages of brain development and their impact on education.
Professor Iram Siraj-Blatchford of London's Institute of Education reflects on the latest findings of EPPE - a ten-year research project on the Effective Provision of Pre-School and Primary Education - which has some surprising results.
And renowned cognitive psychology expert Professor Brian Butterworth of University College London considers a physiological explanation for dyscalculia and how this can help dyscalculic children be taught maths more effectively.
Websites
8 simple strategies for students with ADHD
Helpful Techniques for Teachers and Parents
AAA Math
AAA Math features a comprehensive set of thousands of interactive arithmetic lessons.
ADHD and learning
Supporting students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) across the curriculum.
ADHD Foundation
Direct Makers of change through positive action for people with ADHD and their communities because "Everyone deserves a chance to shine."
ADHD in high school : helping teens manage symptoms
ADHD can run wild in high shcool, where students need strong executive functions to manage projects, complete homework and balance activities.
Dyscalculia
Some students experience delays in their numeracy development for no clear reason. For these students it is more likely that they have a specific learning disorder with an impairment in mathematics, often referred to as Dyscalculia.
Dyscalculia Services
Dyscalculia Services, Awareness, Communication, Research and Remediation of Dyscalculia.
Dysgraphia : teaching strategies, modifications, accommodations
This video covers several different teaching strategies for students with dysgraphia. Many of these techniques are used in the classroom every day by teachers, typically during their instruction.
Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability that affects reading. Learn about the early warning signs for dyslexia, common myths, and how to help children with dyslexia become successful readers.
Dyslexia - SPELD Foundation
DSF provides access to high-quality advice, free information, evidence-based resources and assistive technology, designed to support people with dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia.
Dyslexia friendly classroom
It is estimated that around 1 in 10 school children are dyslexic, that's an average of 3 students per classroom. This is an online video of a Dyslexia Awareness course with Special Needs staff from Sackville School in East Grinstead, as they learnt how to make their classrooms dyslexia friendly.
Dyslexia support
In this engaging and light-hearted workshop for teaching assistants, Lee Pascal tackles the serious subject of dyslexia and offers real insight into how dyslexics think, learn and remember. He also looks at strategies and techniques for helping them with learning, spelling and reading.
IXL personalised learning
Fun & adaptive learning - Skill recommendations - English for K-12
Raising self-esteem
Dyslexic children can often suffer from low self esteem, which can affect their learning. At Southfield Primary school near Swindon they have developed a whole-school approach to giving children the confidence they need to succeed.
Books
ADHD Go-To Guide (2017)
The book also gives a framework and practical tips for how you can manage and advocate for your child in different settings, with or without medication.
ADHD made simple (2020)
ADHD Made Simple is for anyone who has been diagnosed with ADHD as well as those who love, care for or work with someone who has a diagnosis or characteristics of ADHD
Dyslexia and Inclusion (2013)
This book will be beneficial to all teachers looking to support their students with dyslexia and help them to fulfil their potential in school and in the wider community.
Dyslexia in the Secondary School (2004)
After reading 'Dyslexia in Secondary School,' teachers will be able to identify children with specific learning problems and know better how to help them with their schoolwork.
Helping Children with ADHD (2017)
Helping Children with ADHD offers a complete intervention programme for flexibly delivering behavioural and cognitive interventions to children aged 6-12 with ADHD and associated conditions.
Fast Facts: Specific Learning Difficulties (2003)
'Fast Facts: Specific Learning Difficulties' is a practical guide for family physicians, specialist nurses and other healthcare professionals whose role it is to help and treat patients and their carers.
Mathematics for Dyslexics and Dyscalculics (2017)
This new and updated edition provides a complete overview of theory and research in the fields of dyslexia and dyscalculia, along with detailed yet pragmatic methods to apply in the classroom.
ADHD Go-To Guide (2017)
The book also gives a framework and practical tips for how you can manage and advocate for your child in different settings, with or without medication.
ADHD made simple (2020)
ADHD Made Simple is for anyone who has been diagnosed with ADHD as well as those who love, care for or work with someone who has a diagnosis or characteristics of ADHD
Dyslexia and Inclusion (2013)
This book will be beneficial to all teachers looking to support their students with dyslexia and help them to fulfil their potential in school and in the wider community.
Dyslexia in the Secondary School (2004)
After reading 'Dyslexia in Secondary School,' teachers will be able to identify children with specific learning problems and know better how to help them with their schoolwork.
The Effective Teacher's Guide to Dyslexia and Other Learning Difficulties (Learning Disabilities) (2012)
This book critically examines the specificity and complexity of learning disabilities and addresses a range of issues offering what works in the classroom.
Hands on Dyspraxia, developmental coordination disorder ; Second edition. (2020)
This updated new edition is a practical guidebook for parents, teachers and other professionals supporting children with sensory and motor learning difficulties.
Helping Children with ADHD (2017)
Helping Children with ADHD offers a complete intervention programme for flexibly delivering behavioural and cognitive interventions to children aged 6-12 with ADHD and associated conditions.