Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Special Educational Needs Links
- ACE Centre - Advice on Communications
The ACE Centre Advisory Trust is now an independent charity which assesses young people in education with spoken or written communication difficulties and advises on approaches to improving their communication skills using the latest technological and other approaches.
- British Dyslexia Association
Suitable for teachers and parents - The BDA is the national organisation for dyslexia
in England, Wales and Northern Ireland,
with 130 Local Dyslexia Associations and Dyslexia Support Groups.
- The Dyslexia Institute
Suitable for teachers - The Dyslexia Institute (DI) is an educational charity, founded in 1972, for the assessment and teaching of people with dyslexia and for the training of teachers. It has grown to become the only national dyslexia teaching organisation in the world.
- International Dyslexia Association
Suitable for KS1 pupils and teachers - This site recommends a
multi-sensory, structured, sequential approach to language acquisition.
- Dyslexia - parents website
Suitable for teachers and parents - Information and support with advice
on hearing your child read, symptoms to look for, information about testing,
an online magazine and facts about dyslexia in adults.
- Dyslexia research
Suitable for KS1 pupils and teachers - This trust undertakes research
into the causes and treatments of dyslexia. The site provides fact sheets,
research news and a newsletter.
- Dyslexia - teachers website
Suitable for KS1 & KS2 teachers - Details of latest research, ideas
about teaching methods, FAQ's and links.
- CITS - Curriculum IT Support Initiative(SEN)
The DfEE-funded Curriculum IT Support initiative (Special Educational Needs) supported the development of training approaches and materials.
- NACE - National Association for Able Children in Education
NACE is the Association that helps teachers help able and talented children through . . .
- provision of In-Service training, conferences and consultancy to teachers, schools and LEAs.
- offering a wide range of publications for sale.
- advising educational agencies, e.g. DfEE, SCAA and Ofsted, on provision for able children.
- NAGC - National Association for Gifted Children
This organisation aims to provide help, support and encouragement to gifted and talented children and their families and others involved in their education throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It does this by trying to increase national and international awareness of the nature of high ability, and understanding of the emotional, social and educational needs of gifted and talented children and young people.
- NASEN - National Association for Special Education Needs
NASEN organises many events throughout the country, dealing with a variety of SEN subjects.
- Royal National Institute for the Blind
It may surprise you to know that RNIB is here to help not only totally blind people, but also the one and a half million in the UK with serious sight problems. The kind of problems that could affect any of us.
- ADDNet, Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder
The purpose of this Web Site, run for the benefit of the whole AD/HD community, is to be a common point of reference for information and intelligent debate on AD/HD in the UK and to provide a rapid means of communicating between the UK Support Groups and the UK AD/HD Community.
- ADDERS.ORG ADD/ADHD Online Support
Group
Our objective is to promote awareness to ADD, AD/HD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) and to provide information and as much free practical help as we can to sufferers, both adults and children.
- DfEE Centre for Special Educational Needs
This site aims to provide a wide range of advice and materials for teachers, parents and others interested in or working with children with special educational needs. You can also search other sections of the National Grid for Learning.
- The Dyspraxia Foundation
This foundation exists to support individuals and families affected by developmental dyspraxia and to increase the understanding and awareness of developmental dyspraxia.
- Schrock's List for SEN
Education Resources : Special Education, Counselors, and School Psychologist Sites.
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