Exploring literacy interventions in Canada
By Leda Dadkhah, 2021
Fellow’s Profile
Fellow’s Profile
Exploring literacy interventions in Canada
Supporting students with dyslexia by developing innovative literacy interventions
2015
London
I work as a freelance SEN consultant in various settings in London. My work involves supporting colleges with exam access arrangements, supporting staff with training and development and providing advice and guidance on SEN issues. I also work with students on university courses through the Disabled Students Allowance. In addition, I support adults in the workplace with a diagnosed disability to help them to perform their jobs efficiently as well as develop their own skills and improve on any difficulties.
My Churchill Fellowship was a fantastic experience, allowing me to go to Canada to research good practice in reading. I learned a great deal from the generous and helpful people I met there. The key points I came away with were around the need to intervene as early as possible to support children and young people with reading difficulties. In addition, the importance of developing reading fluency alongside specific vocabulary work. I also developed a keen interest in the concept of UDL (Universal Design for Learning), which I have used to enrich my training and delivery in schools and colleges.
It was a fantastic opportunity for which I am very grateful.
By Leda Dadkhah, 2021
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By Leda Dadkhah, 2021
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.