What Can We Offer Your School?

Literacy and special needs consultancy

Kim Smith has worked in private, state and independent schools for over 20 year as a literacy advisor, assessor, trainer and teacher. She is dedicated to helping pupils unlock the world of words and increase their self-confidence to explore and express their own personality and reach their full potential. Kim can assist your school in the following areas:

  • Whole staff dyslexia-friendly classroom training.
  • Teaching assistants and SENCO workshops exploring intervention strategies.
  • Individual student assessments and reports.
  • Observation and feedback of children in the classroom environment.
  • Exam access arrangement testing.
  • Tutoring.

Teaching

We also teach individual and small groups intervention classes (maximum 4 pupils).

Training

We offer training tailored to the needs of your school in the following areas:

  • Dyslexia-friendly classrooms.
  • Reading interventions.
  • Spelling programmes.
  • Reluctant writers.
  • Handwriting.
  • Phonics.
  • How to identify children with specific learning difficulties: dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia, and ADHD.
  • How to support children with working memory difficulties in mainstream and intervention classes.
  • Ways to support special needs children using auditory processing techniques.
  • Training can be delivered during Twilight sessions, half or full days.

    What next?

    Please get in touch with us for a no obligation discussion to go over your options and to arrange an assessment if required: