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Nottshelpyourself | SEND Local Offer - Short Breaks

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Education Short Breaks Preparing for Adulthood Things to do Health and social care Getting around

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This page will be continually updated with useful information.

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This page will be continually updated with useful information.

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Font created to help dyslexic readers. Bottom heavy and unique character shapes help make it more difficult to confuse letters.

OpenDyslexic(open-dyslexic) by Abelardo Gonzalez is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

This means, as long as you visibly give credit, you can use this on your ebook, ebook reader, actual physical books, web sites, etc.

Included are 3 styles of OpenDyslexic: OpenDyslexic, OpenDyslexic w/ alt rounded a's, and OpenDyslexicMono: for your fixed-width font needs.

Updated to fix printing issues in Yosemite. See sources for details.

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How to support and empower your Dyslexic learner.

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How to support and empower your Dyslexic learner.

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Dyslexia Awareness Part 1: Module 1 - About Dyslexia

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Take A Day For Dyslexia

Our new 'Learn Dyslexia' campaign asks every teacher to Take A Day for Dyslexia and skill up using our FREE online training, in partnership with Microsoft.

One single day is all it takes to complete all 3 training levels below. But it's enough to change a child's life. And for you to change the world.

Level 1: Dyslexia Awareness

This is a course that every teacher and parent should take. It helps you to Connect the Spots and understand how dyslexic people think and gives you easy-to-implement tools and strategies to support them.

Level 2: Dyslexia Teaching

Our second course takes a deeper dive into how to spot dyslexia, what methodologies work and shows you how to implement them in your classroom.

Level 3: Dyslexia & Technology

This third course helps educators everywhere understand how simple free technology can transform the outcomes for dyslexic students.

What are teachers saying?

Teachers all around the globe are skilling up with our easy, free, training.

"Outstanding! Ticks all the boxes - keeps your attention, factually strong, easy to digest and incredibly effective."

"Phenomenal - an incredible insight into dyslexia. It is definitely something every teacher should know."

"It is the best way to teach. Every child feels valued and they know there is no limit to what they can do."

Making change happen

Dyslexic children will only succeed if we can reshape how we teach them today. Help us to train every teacher in the next five years to SPOT, SUPPORT and EMPOWER every dyslexic learner by sharing:

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Ask your school to Take A Day For Dyslexia and skill up with FREE training for all teachers.

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Read our School Report and find out why our global education system is failing dyslexics.

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Take A Day For Dyslexia Our new 'Learn Dyslexia' campaign asks every teacher to Take A Day for Dyslexia and skill up using our FREE online training, in partnership with Microsoft. One single day is all it takes to complete all 3 training levels below. But it's enough to change a child's life.

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The British Dyslexia Association is the voice for the 10% of the population that are dyslexic

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If you want to apply for an EHCP, please take a look at this handy page...

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If you want to apply for an EHCP, please take a look at this handy page...

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The information on this page is for families in England only. I live in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales.

As a parent you are an expert on your child. If you are requesting an Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment, or providing further information as part of the assessment itself, it is important to give clear information about your child's needs.

Your child's early years

When did you first notice any problems - big or small?

Did you tell anyone? What help or advice did you get?

Your child now

Health: eating, sleeping, illnesses, tiredness, depression, panic attacks.

Physical skills: walking, climbing, handwriting, using scissors.

Communication: hearing, gestures, eye contact, speech: describing things, talking to people, using the telephone, taking messages.

Personal skills: dressing, washing, dealing with pocket money, time-keeping, remembering to pack sports kit/or pencil case.

Behaviour: showing anxiety or frustration, problems with concentration.

Your child at home.

Watching TV, reading, hobbies.

Outside activities: clubs, sports.

Relationships: parents, brothers and sisters, other adults, friendships.

Behaviour at home: sharing, listening, fighting with siblings, moods, tantrums.

Homework: difficulty remembering what to do, or finishing in the set time.

Your child at school or college.

What lessons or activities does your child enjoy?

Friendships, relationships with teachers.

Problem areas: lessons, playtime, new teacher, change in routine.

Extra help which has worked or not worked for your child.

Are your child's difficulties getting worse? Does any particular incident or piece of work illustrate your child's difficulties?

What help do you think your child needs?

Your child's views

Does your child enjoy going to school? What do they like best?

What would they like to achieve? What makes it hard for them to do this?

What help does your child think they need?

Information for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

Read our information about education in Wales.

Find out about the system of support for children with special educational needs in Northern Ireland on the NI Education Authority website or Senac (special educational needs advice centre).

In Scotland, the system of support for children with additional support needs is called additional support for learning. You can read more about it on the Enquire website.

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A checklist to help for EHC needs assessments | Contact

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2 mins read The information on this page is for families in England only. I live in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales. As a parent you are an expert on your child. If you are requesting an Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment, or providing further information as part of the assessment itself, it is important to give clear information about your child's needs.

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We support anyone who is unable to see, read, manipulate or comprehend printed text due to difficulty or inability. This can include:

A learning disability, such as dyslexia;

A brain injury or cognitive impairment such as head trauma or stroke;

A visual impairment or blindness;

Physical dexterity problems, including multiple sclerosis (MS), Motor Neurone Disease (MND), Parkinson's disease, arthritis, paralysis, or terminal illness.

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Since 1974, Calibre Audio has brought the joy of audiobooks to anyone struggling to access print, so they can immerse themselves in wonderful stories, memorable biographies or travel the world in their mind.