Dyslexia

🔠 Dyslexia Support 🔠

Dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty that mainly affects the skills involved in reading, spelling, and writing. It is not linked to intelligence – many children with dyslexia are creative, imaginative, and think in unique ways. With the right support, they can thrive both in school and beyond.

✨ Signs of dyslexia may include:

📖 Difficulty learning to read or sounding out words
📝 Struggles with spelling or writing clearly
🧠 Challenges with memory and sequencing
⏳ Slower speed when processing written information
🌟 Strengths in creativity, problem-solving, and big-picture thinking

👩‍🏫 How we support in school:

Providing dyslexia-friendly reading materials 📚
Using coloured overlays or tinted backgrounds to reduce visual stress 🎨
Breaking instructions into small, clear steps 🔍
Using assistive technology (e.g. text-to-speech) 💻
Celebrating and encouraging children’s strengths 💡

🏡 How you can support at home:

Share books together in a relaxed way 📘
Use audiobooks 🎧 to support reading
Break homework into smaller chunks 🧩
Encourage your child’s creative strengths (drawing, building, storytelling) 🎨
Focus on effort, progress, and confidence 🌈

🎬 See Dyslexia Differently
The British Dyslexia Association created an animation to help children and families understand dyslexia better. It helps to pre-empt misconceptions by showing the real challenges dyslexic children face, while also recognising their strengths and potential.

👉 Watch the animation and access the teaching resource here: See Dyslexia Differently
👉 Visit the mobile-first website dyslex.io for practical strategies and support

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🤝 We’re here for you too
If you think your child may have dyslexia, or if they have already been identified, please speak to their class teacher or our Inclusion Leader, Mrs Butcher. Together, we can put the right support in place to help your child succeed.