Training Days
Practical Solutions Plus - Writing
This course enables delegates to develop a practical understanding of how to teach and support dyslexic (and other) individuals with writing.
Time
Wednesday 29th May 2024
9:30am - 3:30pm
Location
Virtual / Online
United Kingdom
Who is it suitable for?
This course is suitable for those working in education or parents of school age children. It may also be of interest to those who support older learners with difficulties with writing as the content goes right back to the basic building blocks of writing through to higher-level strategies to support individuals with this challenging area of learning.
Whilst aimed specifically at those working with and supporting dyslexic individuals the content of this programme will assist anyone who is involved in teaching literacy to improve their skills and knowledge.
This session can be used towards the completion of our accredited courses, so is a great for anyone wishing to go on to one of our accredited courses at Level 2 and 3, for more information use this link accredited training page.
Learning objectives
- Understand the skills needed for writing
- Understand the difficulties that may be encountered by a dyslexic learner
- Consider ways to support handwriting difficulties
- Consider the importance of vocabulary and the impact of this on writing
- Explore a range of ways to generate ideas as a pre-writing activity
- Consider the importance of planning as a crucial first step in writing
- Explore practical strategies to support structuring a variety of pieces of writing
- Explore the difficulties encountered by dyslexic learners in more complex writing tasks and practical ways to support them
Amanda Hornby - British Dyslexia Association Onsite Trainer
Amanda has worked with secondary students with special needs since 2009. She is a qualified Specialist Dyslexia Tutor, is qualified to assess for Exam Access Arrangements, Visual Discomfort Screening and is working towards her Assessor Practising Certificate.
She currently works at the British Dyslexia Association as a Training Professional, delivering bespoke training to workplaces and schools.
In her free time, she is the treasurer for St Helens & District Dyslexia Association (SHADDA). She began The Dyslexic Word Bank in March 2021.
Joining Instructions for Live Virtual Training
Joining instructions will be sent to the registered email address approximately 24hrs ahead of the training event. If the events start date falls on a Monday, these details will be sent out on the preceding Friday.
What is live virtual learning?
Our virtual training is designed to replicate the benefits of in-person training but from the comfort and safety of your home. Here is some feedback from one of the delegates…
“The session was very informative, and I will be able to put a lot of what I have learnt into the classroom. The technical support in the session was fantastic and any issues I had were quickly and successfully attended too. The instructor was extremely knowledgeable and answered questions extremely well. The session had a good pace to it and was as good as I think you could get without being an in-person session.”
Virtual training is live and interactive. Expect what you would from our in-person training, Q&A time, videos, activities and material you can take away to support with putting your new knowledge into action.
The technology is easy to use and a host is available on each session to support with any technical hitches you might hit. If you have a computer and internet connection you have been able to successfully use for video calling via software like TEAMS or Zoom in the past, you’ll be able to access our virtual training.