Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)

Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) - dyslexia, dyscalculia, 

• Staff use a wide range of resources to promote multi-sensory, practical, creative and independent learning. 

• Tasks are appropriately adapted to ensure all children are able to access and achieve with increasing independence.  

• Use of materials and resources to ensure learning is multi-sensory and practical and promotes independence.  

• Additional processing/thinking time for responding to questions, completing tasks, sharing ideas.  

• Opportunity for pre-teach and reinforcement sessions.  

• Topic vocabulary is introduced in advance and reinforced throughout.  

• Additional support in class from the class teacher/teaching assistant  

• Small group or 1:1 targeted intervention programmes to improve skills in a variety of areas, e.g. phonics groups, Wordshark, Precision Teaching , 1:1 reading. 

• Staff use the ‘keep up, catch’ up approach to instantly address learning needs. 

• All classes have access to an SEN Toolkit which has a selection of specialised equipment to support pupils learning and overcome their barriers. 

• Provision of table top resources to promote independence and ensure that learning is multi-sensory and practical. 

• We use ICT to reduce barriers to learning where possible.  

• We promote alternative approaches to capturing and recording work, for example pictorial rather than written. 

• We use specific strategies and resources to support pupils with dyslexia e.g. word banks to support spelling of key words, Rainbow Arc, reading rulers.  

• We ensure children who need it are given additional processing/thinking time for responding to questions, completing tasks, sharing ideas  

• We seek support, advice and training from SENDOS and other outside agencies, including Educational Psychologist, to ensure any barriers to success are fully identified and responded to.  

• Multi-agency involvement with the family as required  

• We assess pupils regularly and report progress to parents and staff.  

• Differentiated and, where applicable, individually personalised homework. 

Updated September 2024