Lessons

Lessons

1. Principles used in lesson design
  • novel
  • unexpected
  • fun
  • visual
  • supported
  • encouraging
  • purposeful
  • repetition
  • multi sensory
  • rewarding
  • personal

Learning how to learn for dyslexics

  • Visual spatial
  • Revision
  • Giving myself time to learn
  • Eating an elephant

Supporting materials

Merriam-Webster or Google. Theses free apps allows students to speak the work and the device will present the spelling along with syllables. It helps for situations like the spelling of ‘curiosity’!

Google Dictate: the student can talk their work into Google which types it up. The student then just needs to edit, so students need editing skills.

2. Handwritting
  • Posture
  • Staff
  • Letters on the staff
3. 44 sounds in the English language

Basic alphabet

  • a
  • b
  • c
  • d
  • e
  • f
  • g
  • h
  • i
  • j
  • k
  • l
  • m
  • n
  • o
  • p
  • qu
  • r
  • s
  • t
  • u
  • v
  • w
  • x
  • y
  • z

Vowels

Blends

  • bl
  • cl
  • gl
  • fl
  • pl
  • sl
  • sp
  • st
  • sc
  • sm
  • sn
  • sw
  • tw
  • cr
  • gr
  • fr
  • pr
  • br
  • tr
  • dr
  • thr
  • squ
  • spl
  • shr
  • str
  • scr
  • spr

Advanced sounds

4. Prefixes

5. Suffixes

6. Punctuation/editing

7. Parts of speech

8. Creative writing

9. Syllable rules

10. Spelling

11. Developing skills

12. School

13. Neurodiversity

14. History of English

15. Maths