This book is about raising standards in literacy for children with dyslexia by putting the child at the centre of everything you do, focusing on wellbeing, and recognising the role that adults have to play in ensuring all children reach their potential. Concentrating on children in primary schools and early years settings the book looks at: • Early intervention • Pupil voice • Working as a team • New literacies • Child-centred identification, assessment and provision • Challenges for the inclusive school. Suitable for all those working with children with dyslexia this book contains strategies that can be easily adopted to academically and emotionally benefit the children you are working with.

New Literacies in the Classroom: Forging Culturally Responsive Curricula

New Literacies in the Classroom: Forging Culturally Responsive Curricula

New Literacies in the Classroom: Forging Culturally Responsive Curricula
Jill Dunn

Chapter aims

  • To explore the rapidly changing nature of literacy and what it means to be literate in the 21st century and the impact of this on children with dyslexia and developmental literacy difficulties.
  • To explore the importance of tuning into children’s interests in order to motivate all children to learn and to make education meaningful in contemporary classrooms.
  • To reflect on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Article 12 and consider why, and how, we might listen to children’s voices about learning.
  • To consider the importance of recognising children’s home literacy experiences and utilising these to enhance the literacy experiences of children with dyslexia ...
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