*UPDATED 25/09/26*
Resources:
BDA Dyslexia Awareness week link here and various links below.
Check out these FREE Webinars here–
I have also add a new MICRO CPD session for staff on Dyslexia Here!
What to do:
October is Dyslexia Awareness Week in the UK.
1 in 10 students are said to be diagnosed with Dyslexia across the UK and it is one of the most common SEND needs.
Use the following resources to help you make your classroom as Dyslexia friendly as possible.
- Could Immersive Reader help your students? Click here.
- British Dyslexia Association have listed some useful resources here too.
- BBC Newsround video clip about My Dyslexia. Click here.
- One page factsheet! Click here.
- Dyslexia Simulation website here.
Here is an ssembly I have delivered for my students. PERSONALISE this for your school.
The reason I am sharing T&L ideas with the students is so that they know what support/additional help they can/should want/ask for!
Some useful websites:
British Dyslexia Association — probably the main starting point for Dyslexia Awareness Week, information, advice and resources.
https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/Dyslexia Scotland — excellent education-focused information and resources; useful beyond Scotland too.
https://dyslexiascotland.org.uk/Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit – Education Scotland — this is a particularly good one for teachers: professional learning, identification, inclusive practice and classroom support. Education Scotland describes its dyslexia materials as free professional learning resources for school staff. (Education Scotland)
https://addressingdyslexia.org/Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity — well-established UK dyslexia charity with information, specialist teaching, assessments, consultations and training for teaching staff. (Helen Arkell)
https://helenarkell.org.uk/PATOSS – Professional Association of Teachers of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties — much more professionally useful for teachers/SENDCOs, particularly around dyslexia, SpLD, specialist teaching and assessment. (Patoss)
https://www.patoss-dyslexia.org/Dyslexia Action — useful for professional learning, dyslexia/literacy resources and specialist teaching approaches. (Dyslexia Action)
https://dyslexiaaction.org.uk/Made By Dyslexia — different from the others: particularly useful for awareness, strengths-based messaging, videos and challenging misconceptions about dyslexia.
https://www.madebydyslexia.org/Literacy Hive – Dyslexia Awareness Week — useful for taking the awareness week into the classroom rather than just reading about dyslexia.
https://www.literacyhive.org/dyslexia-awareness-week-2/
Variations:
Check out this training session I delivered on ADHD
CHECK OUT THIS RESOURCE BY @STAMMER_TEACHER HERE–
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