Introduction to Dyscalculia
- Online
- 28 Jan 2021 (12:00 - 12:30)
What will this course cover?
- What dyscalculia is and how you might identify it
- How dyscalculia affects learning
- Some simple strategies to support pupils with dyscalculia
What are the potential benefits to you and the children or young people you work with?
- You will have a basic understanding of a common SpLD
- You will feel more confident in identifying possible dyscalculia
- Pupils with dyscalculia are more likely to have their needs met effectively
Suitable for: Inclusion Manager/Leader, SENCO, Support staff, Teacher, Teaching Assistant
Meet your trainer
Dr James Galpin
Jamie is an Education Officer at nasen and leads on the development and delivery of the organisations CPDL programme. He is also a chartered Developmental Psychologist who specialises in universal difficulties that children and young people experience. He has been working with children and young people with SEN for the past 18 years. Whilst working both as an SEN teaching assistant and then as an SEN teacher, he completed his Master’s degree in Child Development. His interest in the practical applications of research then led him to complete a Master’s in Research in Education. Jamie went on to complete his PhD in Developmental Psychology where his focus was on emotion in children’s drawings and the relationship between language and drawing. Jamie continues to work in developing practice-based evidence and putting theory into practice in education.
Jamie has delivered CPDL to a range of education professionals including teachers, supports staff, SENCOs and other senior leaders on a range of SEND related topics
