Cognition and learning

Dyscalculia awareness webinars

Delivered by:

Salford Cognition and Learning Team 

Session content:

This collection of recorded webinars will support staff in exploring dyscalculia, highlight the importance of developing an enabling environment and share strategies for supporting young people during lessons. 

There are ten parts recorded which can be accessed at any time.  

Webinar titles:

• Part 1:Introduction
• Part 2: Factors influencing maths learning
• Part 3: How many of the population have dyscalculia?
• Part 4: Indicators of dyscalculia
• Part 4: Other areas of concern
• Part 6: Classroom environment and resource boxes
• Part 7: How to support in the classroom
• Part 8: Language in maths and the use of IT
• Part 9: Graduated process of supporting pupils
• Part 10: Useful websites, books and contact numbers 

Joining and booking information:

For further information re accessing the Dyscalculia Webinars please contact Suzanne Austin (susanne.austin@salford.gov.uk) 

Dyslexia Webinars

Delivered by:

Salford Cognition and Learning Team 

Session content:

This collection of recorded webinars will support staff in understanding what dyslexia is, provide some practical classroom strategies to support young people to access lessons focussing on enabling learning environments and personalised learning, explore how the ‘Literacy Pack’ can be used to support assessment; as well as highlighting possible interventions.  

All sessions are delivered in segments and can be accessed at any time. Some sessions have pre-reading tasks to support completion.

Webinar titles:

• Webinar 1:What is dyslexia?
• Webinar 2: Classroom Strategies for Dyslexia?
• Webinar 3: Literacy Pack
• Webinar 4: Devising a programme if support a pupil with dyslexia 
• Webinar 5: Interventions 
• Webinar 6: Multisensory Learning
• Webinar 7: A simple view of reading 

Joining and booking information: 

Link are available on LSS CL Team Padlet page. 

For further information re Dyslexia/Literacy Webinars please contact Alison Taylor Blunt (alison.taylor-blunt@salford.gov.uk) or Jane Angus (jane.angus@salford.gov.uk)