The Dyslexia-Friendly Primary School : A Practical Guide for Teachers

Is your school dyslexia-friendly?Beginning with a look at understanding dyslexia, this book shows you how to involve the whole school in order to achieve a dyslexia-friendly environment. You will be able to:- use an audit tool to discover how dyslexia-friendly your school is- look at examples of successful dyslexia-friendly initiatives- find information on funding and resources.This book offers a step-by-step guide to creating a dyslexia-friendly classroom and whole-school environment. Headteachers, deputy headteachers, class teachers, SENCOs, student teachers and literacy co-ordinators wanting to make their school more dyslexia-friendly will find this practical book extremely useful.Barbara Pavey worked as a teacher and SEN specialist for many years and is now Lecturer in Learning Disabilities at The University of Manchester.