Dyslexia, Dysgraphia & Dyscalculia Demystified T3

This Dyslexia, Dysgraphia & Dyscalculia workshop will cover – Specific Learning Disorders are neurodevelopmental disorders that are characterised by continual impairment in at least one of three main areas: reading, written expression and/or math. There are mixed numbers around how many Australian people are dyslexic – somewhere between 10% and 20% of the population would be expected, but the real number may be much higher as many persons have not yet been diagnosed. This equates to somewhere between 2.5 & 5 million Australians having dyslexia. Come along to this informative, interactive workshop to find out how you can further assist students with SLDs in your classroom. Emily Ballenden is a specialised teacher, education consultant, private SEN tutor and the founder of Additional Education Services. Emily holds a Bachelor of Education P-12, a Post-Graduate Certificate in Educational Learning and Leadership and a Masters degree in Special Education. Emily has taught in the early childhood, primary and secondary school sectors for 15 years. She is a specialist educator based in schools and online, working with students from K-12, assisting teachers and parents alike to achieve desirable outcomes for students with Specific Learning Difficulties (SLDs). Emily runs interactive seminars with attendee participation through discussions, questions and workshops. “Why Is This Young Person So Hard to Teach? Understanding the Diagnoses PDA, IED, ODD, CD and ASPD’ – Aphra Millis” Aphra was great, so honest, down to earth and personable. I really loved the fact that she could talk to the topic both on a personal and professional level. She certainly raised awareness of a number of conditions and diagnoses that we are starting to see more of. Highly recommend her. Laura Hawxwell Haileybury College Director – Individual Learning Needs “Strategies to Thrive as a Year Level Co-ordinator by Sally Learey” Sally was insightful and helped me to make clear connections to every day behaviours / emotions that I will need to recognise in my position. It really reiterated why I applied for this position in the first place as I think that often the purpose or the why is forgotten in an attempt to do everything for everyone. I have come away from this session feeling very inspired and so much more positive. I now have many new ideas/techniques/strategies regarding how I can better manage a workload that often feels overwhelming. Some of these can be implemented immediately while others are more long-term plans. Thank you for making this workshop so practical. I just wish that all school admin staff had the opportunity to undertake this course. “Build Positive Relationships and a Positive Work Environment Within Your Administration Team/Office by Sally Learey” This session was one of the most empowering workshops that I have ever done and I leave the session with extremely useful and relevant tools to use going forward. Thanks so much to Sally for leading us i