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Find videos, features and quick tips to help all teaching assistants enhance their role, including strategies for SEN and behaviour management.

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Working one to one with dyslexic learners

Senior Lecturer in SEN and inclusion, Alison McLauchlin, gives her advice on working with dyslexic pupils

Working with dyslexic learners

 

SEN

  Asperger's Syndrome
A personal insight into living with Asperger's Syndrome
 

Tips and advice

Giving Feedback - 'Even better if...'

When giving feedback to a pupil it's important to focus on the positive and give targets for imporvement, as this stops them from focusing on the negative and feeling demoralised.

A good way of doing this is by using the phrase 'Even better if...', for instance; 'You used punctuation really well, but even better if you checked all your spellings'. This can work with either oral or written feedback, and can be adopted by pupils when doing peer assessment.

 

HLTA Hub

Whether you've achieved full HLTA status, or just thinking about it, take a look at our HLTA Hub where you will find more information and resources.

 

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