Dyslexia Friendly School

A Dyslexia Friendly Classroom will:

• Consider student learning styles
• Write homework assignments on the board
• Use different coloured paper / overlays
• Make sure that pupils are seated near the board
• Use different types of media to present lessons
• Use Read & Write Gold
• Use different fonts e.g. Comic Sans, Arial, Verdana
• Display Word Walls / pictures
• Provide a copy of notes
• Provide study guides before the exams
• Consistently apply routines
• Make available Spellchecker
• Have available big print dictionaries / Ace dictionary / Pictures Dictionary
• Magnifying rulers / overlays

If you would like more information on Dyslexia so that you can support your learner:

Addressing Dyslexia
Dyslexia Scotland
Dyslexia Scotland Unwrapped