Learning Support Teachers provide help with:

• Identifying areas of difficulty
  
  
• Planning a learning programme
  
  
• Developing strategies to learn HOW to spell by:

  using current College work as the teaching basis

knowledge of ground rules

recognition of language patterns

breaking words into bits (syllabification)

• One to one support within a group setting
  
  
• Structured study within a supportive environment
  
  
• Computer provision and training in software packages such as Inspiration, Dragon Dictate and Texthelp.

Help is provided by:

• Discovering your preferred learning style
  
  
• Focusing on language difficulties to help the student
  
  
• Proof reading, checking written work and correcting mistakes
  
  
• Working out strategies with the student to learn how to spell difficult words
  
  
• ‘Unscrambling’ long tightly packed sentences when reading subject texts and exam questions
  
  
• Developing learning approaches so that individual students can apply knowledge to tasks set, and to ‘stage’ work so it can be completed by the deadline
  
  
• Using Assistive Technology including suitable software packages, voice recognition computer systems and specialist equipment for sensory impairment. 

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