This book is a practical and accessible guide designed for anybody working alongside dyslexic children in schools. It provides a wealth of helpful information and teaching tips to ensure every child is successfully included in the mainstream classroom.

This book will:

•give you an understanding of the current thinking on dyslexia

•offer ways to identify dyslexic students

•provide ideas for classroom management and teaching strategies

•help you build partnerships with parents to support their children

•outline an effective whole-school approach to dyslexia.

Contains photocopiable resources and ideas and materials for in-service training.

Paperback. Contains 64 A4 pages.

Chris Neanon is a lecturer at the University of Portsmouth with a background in Special Educational Needs and dyslexia in particular. She has worked as a teacher and a SENCo and was Advisor for Portsmouth Education. She was a consultant to the BBC on the CBeebies Dyslexia Project 2013. (ISBN: 978-1-85503-356-6)

Contents include: Introduction. Common questions about dyslexia. Why identification of dyslexia is necessary. Support in the classroom. Working with the teaching assistant. Working in partnership with parents. The whole-school approach. Resources.