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Teaching.

Students are taught by a range of methods across the disciplines and some of those methods can tap into typical characteristics of dyslexia.

Here you will find suggestions for making some teaching methods more accessible for dyslexic students. For example, you might encourage dyslexic students to choose projects and dissertations that suit their ways of learning.

You may find some ideas for increasing the accessibility of your teaching in your discipline area.

Inclusive teaching

Examples from Supporting writing

  • Ensure titles for written assignments are available early in the semester.
  • Give explicit guidance, with examples, on what counts as 'good' writing in a particular discipline.
  • Be willing to give advice on a student's understanding of the writing task or proposed plan.

Video examples

Dyslexia video: "Benefits of podcasting for dyslexic students.." Duration: 2 minutes : 43 seconds

Benefits of podcasting for dyslexic students.

"…it seems to make the whole process much more active plus you've got the dual input of auditory and seeing the text as well…"

2 min 43s inclusive teaching video by Alex Sallis et al., in Lectures

Dyslexia video: "Involving students in large groups: ideas for using interactive handsets.." Duration: 2 minutes : 41 seconds

Involving students in large groups: ideas for using interactive handsets.

"…they own it in some sort of sense, they've already thought about it and they've put themselves on the graph…"

2 min 41s inclusive teaching video by Richard Field et al., in Lectures

Dyslexia video: "Students taking the lead with their supervisor.." Duration: 1 minute : 31 seconds

Students taking the lead with their supervisor.

"…I think it's having a good relationship with my supervisor really, being able to talk to him and say I don't understand that…"

1 min 31s student perspective video by Michael Shaw et al., in Projects & dissertations

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