My child has difficulties with learning and cognition

This can include:

• Reading and spelling
• Learning new information and concepts
• Working with numbers
• Working memory
• Concentration
• Children may have conditions such as Specific Learning Difficulties, dyslexia, general learning difficulties, Down Syndrome.
• Difficulties that do not have a specific title.

What can Longshaw offer?

The following lists are not exhaustive.

For all students at Longshaw

• Quality first teaching with appropriate differentiation through planning, organisation, delivery, task, outcome, support and resources
• Visual aids to support key vocabulary, concepts and themes
• Focused and modelled group work with teacher/TA/LSA eg. guided reading and writing
• Additional in class support from a TA
• 1 : 1 reading with class teacher & TA and reading volunteers
• A structured phonics approach to teaching reading and literacy (Read Write Inc)
• Individual learning targets
• Lunchtime homework clubs

Support for targeted groups of children at Longhsaw

• Literacy booster groups for reading, writing and spelling, grammar and punctuation
• Lightning Squad - a tutoring programme which improves reading skills for pupils in Year 1 to 5
• Read Write Inc. phonics groups

Targeted individual support at Longshaw

• Additional 1 : 1 reading support
• 1 : 1 phonics tuition
• Toe by Toe (dyslexia programme)
• 1 to 1 support in class
• Access arrangements for KS2 SATs