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COURSES with
Bob Hext
Heidi Campbell, Head of The Alternative Learning Centre at Pindar
School, Scarborough, said: "This was the best INSET day I have ever
had. It was relevant, interesting, and useful, and we could put it
straight into practice on Monday!" "An
interesting and enjoyable day, with a different slant from usual. Better
than a lot of the technical stuff I've had to sit through" (Pupil
School and Support Service South, Birmingham)
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DYSLEXIA,
LEARNING, GAMES and PUZZLES
ONE DAY COURSE (Suitable as part of "Dyslexia
Friendly"
training programmes):
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The purpose
of the course is to show teachers and teaching assistants how and
why to apply a range of successful game and puzzle strategies to
the specific needs of children in a variety of learning situations
and subject areas. Some background is given to the neurological
aspects of Dyslexia, and the practical approaches outlined and
demonstrated in the course of the day are grounded in this
understanding. COURSE
OUTLINE: Session
One: Understanding and recognising dyslexia. (Presentation)
Biological basis; the brain and the nervous system; the
dominance of the visual channel over the auditory and its
implications for our teaching; travelling in first gear: a problem
of processing; VAK; symptoms and experience: how the world feels
to the dyslexic and how the dyslexic looks to the world. Session
Two: Being serious about games (Presentation + hands-on)
Why they are important; when and how to use them; learning, stress
and games; games across the curriculum; card games for sets and
hierarchies; bringing memory into play. LUNCH Session
Three: Being serious about games (2) (Presentation +
hands-on)
Boards, dice and spinners; pairs
games and extending the use of pelmanism; games for maths;
classroom games: "Concept Bingo" Session
Four: Why Puzzles? (Presentation)
The neurology of questions and answers; why many children fail to
learn from textbook questions; why and how puzzles can teach;
codes and how to create coded worksheets quickly; more than just a
wordsearch: variations on a theme; working with letter "box
shapes"; suggestions for a sequence of activities in a
puzzle-based lesson; some useful websites and resources. |
Course fee: £495 + VAT for the day, + £0.35per mile for the return
journey from Stafford.
Evening and twilight talks and half-days can be arranged.
For distant venues in the UK expenses may include overnight hotel
accommodation.
"An inspiring
day" (3D centre, Halifax) "Awesome" (Stichting Children
with Special Needs, Holland)
To read more feedback from
training, click
HERE
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BOB HEXT
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Bob started teaching in 1973, as a teacher of secondary French and
English in Stocksbridge, near Sheffield, and was head of a French
department in 1980. He soon began to develop an interest in teaching
children with learning difficulties. His use of games in the
classroom started with bottom set French groups, and transferred
naturally to literacy and numeracy work as well as other subjects
areas when, in the later 1980’s, he made a career move to SEN
teaching and started working for the SEN Support service in
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Since then Bob has had wide experience in different types of schools, including three years as a class teacher with severely autistic children at KS 2 and KS 3. Since founding Crossbow Education with his wife, Anne, in 1993,
Bob has continued to teach on a part-time basis in local schools
and consequently has extensive experience of most areas of the National Curriculum from KS 2-4.
Bob has been lecturing and giving workshops for ten years, working with teachers, teaching assistants and parents in schools, support services, dyslexia groups and at Conferences.
If you're interested in Bob coming and doing a talk, a course or bringing a display for you, email to the address below, or ring 01785 660902.
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