Teaching assistant

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TA Groups

Talk to other TAs and HLTAs in the Vital Support - TAs, HLTAs, NNs and LSAs group, or swap stories and strategies in our Working in Special Needs group

Useful links

Useful sites for TAs and HLTAs.

Useful links for TAs

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

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SEN

Asperger's Syndrome

A personal insight into living with Asperger's Syndrome

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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.