How to contact us .............

S.E.R.C
Newbridge School
Barley Lane
Goodmayes
Ilford

Essex
IG38XS
0208 503 8773
Initial enquiries to Suman.Virdee@redbridge.gov.uk







Friday, 14 October 2011

Advice for specific interventions for Dyslexia / Literacy difficulties

http://www.interventionsforliteracy.org.uk/information-for-schools/
A website that was launched this year designed to give schools and parents information and guidance on interventions for children with dyslexia and literacy difficulties.

Great site offering advice relating to pupils with Down's Syndrome.

http://www.upsanddowns.net/#!__prof-resource

Upsanddowns.net is a great site with very specific advice relating to pupils with Downs Syndrome.
Click on 'download' and this will take you to categorised information divided into the following areas - Transition, Early Years, Primary and Secondary.

Great new Dyslexia resource - highly recommended

http://www.beatingdyslexia.com/index.html
This is a good new site that has been made by 3 students all of whom have dyslexia. This is a simple site and it has some really good information about how to support
* reading
* writing
* spelling
* memory
* learning
A good one stop resource to help people develop awareness and knowledge, and also to help staff/parents become informed about strategies and interventions.

What a great treasure chest of FREE resources

http://www.primarytreasurechest.com/
This is a great site, clearly organised in all areas that you could be looking for resources in. Unlike other sites there is no need to register or complicated download instructions.
Take 5 mins to look at this site if you are supporting pupils in primary, special or at low levels at Secondary School.

http://www.primarytreasurechest.com/gross-motor-activities/child.html
I really like these free visually clear gross motor activity cards.

http://www.primarytreasurechest.com/mathematics-ks2/numbers.html
I see lots of pupils who would find these booklets useful.

http://www.primarytreasurechest.com/literacy/writing.html
Some lovely clear 'Look, cover, check' sheets

Fun free animated counting games - switch access

http://www.helpkidzlearn.com/stories.html
Click here to find free animated switch songs- children can access these through a switch or space bar. Nice bright clear animtated songs/stories.
*   5 Little Monkeys
*   5 Sharks swimming
*   5 Firefighters

No need to buy expensive software for Early Years / Early Skills

http://www.helpkidzlearn.com/early.html
Here is a great link for early years pupils, pupils working at P Levels or Level 1.
Clearly organised and easy to access - a great link to give to parents for extensive fun activities to access at home as well as school.

Great collection of free switch/early years games

http://www.helpkidzlearn.com/games.html
This link takes you to a fantastic collection of free games that an be operated by switches or space bar. Organised clearly and it will save you hours of time searching the web.
Recommended for young children and others working at P Levels / Level 1.
I love Splat the clown!