Useful links during Coronavirus
Scottish Schools will be aiming to return to full-time schooling in August 2020. The links below were compiled at the start of lockdown to assist home learning and may still be useful.
Please note that Dyslexia Scotland does not endorse any particular product and we cannot be responsible for the content of any of the links. See also all the resources on Dyslexia Scotland’s website and Dyslexia Unwrapped. Our ‘Top Ten Resources for Parents’ is available on request by emailing [email protected]
Some of the links will be applicable to more than one group.
Activities
Arts Award (a nationally recognised certificate for taking part in creative arts activities.)
Audible is offering free streams of stories for children for use on desktop, laptop, phone or tablet.
BBC ‘How to keep your kids learning at home’
'Clear Your Head Challenge' - 31 daily challenges from Young Scot and Healthier Scotland
Free resources from Barrington Stoke including a free Homelearning pack to help children with dyslexia
Scotland Learns contains health and wellbeing activities from Education Scotland
Scottish Book Trust Authors Live on demand
Home learning
Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit Covid 19 links
ALN Homeschool (a list of resources for parents and carers of children with additional learning needs)
‘Amazing Educational Resources’ (includes some free subscriptions from education companies)
'At home with Dyslexia Scotland' (useful films on Dyslexia Scotland's YouTube page including recorded Parent Masterclasses)
'Back to School Toolkit' from Salvesen Mindroom Centre
Glasgow Dyslexia Support Services online learning resources
'Lockdown Learning' (a guide for parents and carers by Charmaine McKissock)
‘Maths on toast’ learning activities
National Numeracy free family maths activities
Online learning resources from Times Educational Supplement
Parent Club Back to School Toolkit
‘Reach’ advice for learning at home
Twinkl Curriculum for Excellence resources
Technology
CALL Scotland offers advice on a range of free and low cost assistive technology that can help young people with dyslexia. See their Wheels of Apps here.
CALL Scotland recorded workshops from an online event in June 2020
Free Dekko reader app for ipads and iphones
Free Dekko comics to read online
Support for teachers
Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit modules for teachers
CPD during lockdown - links from Glasgow Dyslexia Support Services
Dyslexia: Make a Difference is a series of films from BBC Teach with advice for teachers supporting dyslexic pupils.
Education Scotland online learning resources for practitioners
OpenLearn Taking Your Teaching Online
Top Ten Resources for teachers outlines a range of free resources from Dyslexia Scotland
Support for other professionals
Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit modules for CLD practitioners
Dyslexia Scotland online training
Covid - 19: Helping Young People Manage Low Mood and Depression
Dyslexia organisations and websites
British Dyslexia Association (BDA)
The Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity
Dyslexia Unwrapped (our website for 8 - 18s)
Dyslexia shops
Barrington Stoke (books for reluctant readers)
Dekko Comics (educational comics)
Other useful websites and guides
ENQUIRE (the Scottish advice service for additional support for learning)
Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
CALL Scotland (assistive technology for people with disabilities)
Eduapps (includes free toolbar, MyStudyBar)
Pupil Inclusion Network Scotland (PINS) (network on educational inclusion, equalities, attainment, health and wellbeing)
Young Minds (emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people)
Young Scot (for young people aged 11 - 26. Young Scot cardholders can get a yearly subscription for the Dyslexia Voice magazine for £10. For more details, click here.)
Scottish Union Learning Guide for Union Learning Reps
Dyslexia Friendly Church Guide and 'Thinking differently about God’ recommended reading list
Audio Books
RNIB electronic audiobooks to borrow
Other learning difficulties
Dyscalculia Information Centre
The National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service (ADDISS)
The Scottish Society for Autism
Association For All Speech Impaired Children
The Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Practice (ASLTIP)
Home Schooling
Professional bodies
Professional Association of Teachers of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties (PATOSS)
Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Scottish Council of Independent Schools Scotland (SCIS)
The Council for the Registration of Schools Teaching Dyslexic Pupils (CReSTeD)
Association of Dyslexia Specialists in Higher Education (ADSHE)
Counselling & Psychotherapy in Scotland (COSCA)
Dyslexia Scotland’s leaflets on a range of topics also have some recommended books for further reading
If you would like some advice, contact Dyslexia Scotland’s Helpline.