All About Dyspraxia: A Practical Guide for Secondary Teachers: A Practical Guide for Secondary Teachers (All About SEND)

All About Dyspraxia is an accessible and practical guide for secondary school teachers, designed to increase their understanding of developmental coordination disorder - commonly known as dyspraxia - and to equip them with adaptable strategies to support dyspraxic learners in their setting. The book explores a range of key areas, including timekeeping, homework, behaviour and evidence-based supports, and focuses on adaptations that can be made in every classroom.Drawing on the voices of young people and adults with dyspraxia, it unpicks myths and misconceptions before providing a wealth of evidence-based strategies to support independence, confidence and behaviour in the classroom.Chapters cover:support with secondary transition to adapt to new routines and ease anxietyorganisational skills to manage belongings and complete homeworktargeted strategies to support writing, fine motor skills and physical tasksexam preparation and technology use to empower learners andsensory processing ad