Helpful Resources
We’re building a growing resource library here, which we hope will help support you and your pupils. It’s small at the moment, but will grow to include articles, videos and information sheets. You can use the filters on the left to just show the items that you’re interested in.
And if you have an idea for a topic that we haven’t covered, but should be – let us know using this form. We’d love to hear from you.
Webinar: Supporting young people with Down’s Syndrome in school
In this webinar, we cover what Down's Syndrome is, the Learning Strengths and Needs of a young person with Down's Syndrome and an overview of how best to meet these needs within a Primary or Secondary classroom.
Top Tips for working with children with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
Children and young people with ADHD need predictability, structure, short work periods, more individual instruction, positive reinforcement and an interesting curriculum. Building a positive relationship with the student will also ensure more successful outcomes. This article gives more detail on how to meet this need.
Webinar: What is dyslexia?
In this webinar we look at what dyslexia is - and how you can recognise it.
Intensive Interaction
Intensive interaction aims to enhance social interaction and communication skills for people who are still at the early stages of communication development.
Phonological Intervention for Dyslexic pupils
Whole class Phonics teaching that typically takes place in Reception, year 1 and year 2 of Primary school is hugely beneficial to dyslexic children in helping them encode the phoneme and grapheme correspondence in words – however, this alone is rarely enough.
How to use the Roger Phonak touch screen radio aid
A PowerPoint guide on how to use the Roger Phonak touch screen radio aid.
Precision Teaching – an introductory guide & webinar
In this Webinar and article, we explain Precision Teaching - an approach aimed at improving a student’s fluency in a skill where automaticity is required. Teaching objectives are ALWAYS specific and teaching sessions are daily, brief and timed.
Questioning – what is the best strategy? Tell me!
Children with learning difficulties (LD) and autism often have the information you are asking them for, but don't understand the question or how it is being asked. This article will go through some top tips for educators and parents.
Autism and Puberty
This article will look at understanding puberty as a child with autism and what school and parents can do to help support them.
Sliding scales
Sliding scales are a great way to help children with Autism grasp a number of different behavioural, social and relationship issues.