Dyslexia Scotland

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Top ten dyslexia resources for teachers

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  1. The Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit: a free online Toolkit designed for teachers and local authority staff working with children and young people aged 3-18 to provide information and guidance on supporting learners with dyslexia. It is set within the Scottish educational system and linked to Curriculum for Excellence for teachers.
  2. Reading and writing circles: these reading and writing circles support the acquisition of reading and writing kills. They provide opportunities for discussion and/or investigation when considering the needs of learners.
  3. Free online learning modules: 3 free online learning modules, which support GTC Scotland Professional Standards, Professional Update and Professional Recognition, have been developed in response to Recommendations 1 and 2 of the 2014 Education Scotland Review: Making Sense of Dyslexia: Education for Children and Young People with Dyslexia in Scotland. The modules are primarily for teachers, school management and GTCS registered local authority education officers.
  4. Meeting the needs of dyslexic learners: a professional guide for teachers.
  5. Dyslexia Scotland information leaflets: a range of leaflets about dyslexia, free to download on Dyslexia Scotland’s website.
  6. Educator page on our website: includes information about our annual Education Conference, purchases of past conference packs and online learning.
  7. Dyslexia Unwrapped: a website for children and young people with dyslexia aged 8-18 years. A useful resource to refer to young people and parents, as well as for teachers to provide an insight of what dyslexia means to young people. Includes videos.
  8. Dyslexia Voice: a quarterly magazine for members of Dyslexia Scotland, which has a different dyslexia-related theme each quarter. Teachers can join as individuals or as part of an Educator membership package.
  9. Dyslexia Scotland library: based at our head office in Stirling, has a wide selection of books, materials and research documents on dyslexia. Free to our members.
  10. Dyslexia awareness training: tailored training for educators about dyslexia, provided for a fee by our trainers, selected from our pool of trainers.