Summary
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Subject index
Is your school dyslexia-friendly?Beginning with a look at understanding dyslexia, The Dyslexia-Friendly Primary School shows you how to involve an entire school to achieve a dyslexia-friendly environment. You will be able to:Use an audit tool to discover how your school can improve its environment Look at examples of successful dyslexia-friendly initiatives Find information on funding and resourcesThis book offers teachers, lead teachers, SENCOs, student teachers and literacy coordinators a step-by-step guide to creating a whole-school environment that supports students with dyslexia.
The Family View
The Family View
This chapter covers some of the issues and implications for families when children experience dyslexia. It tells you about:
- views and processes in the expression of parents’ and carers’ concerns
- the impact of dyslexia upon family dynamics
- differences between parents’ and professionals’ perceptions of dyslexia
- considerations about labelling
- the value and practice of partnership working
- practical suggestions relating to developing communication with the parents and carers of children who experience dyslexia.
The difficulties surrounding dyslexia do not just affect individual children; they also affect children's families in a number of ways. Families are part of the social learning environment and are bound up with the empowerment of children experiencing a disability. There can be involvement for parents, grandparents and siblings, sometimes combining in a complex dynamic.
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