About

Claire trained as a teacher, eventually becoming SEN Team Leader in a large primary school. She qualified for OCR Levels 3, 5, and 7 at Helen Arkell. Claire has seen specialist support make a significant difference to her dyslexic son's academic journey and self-esteem. Her work as a specialist teacher and assessor has further confirmed her commitment to making a real difference to the lives of learners with SpLD.

Claire has worked at Helen Arkell since 2017 as a tutor and lecturer (on the Level 5 Diploma course) and also as a specialist assessor. She's given many presentations to schools and organisations (including the Dyslexia Show and TES SEND Show) and delivered the renowned Parents' HELP course.

Claire will talk for an hour (7-8pm) and then answer questions. Her talk will cover the following:

• Why reading can be problematic for dyslexic learners

• The potentially damaging impact of weak reading accuracy and fluency

• The types of errors commonly seen

• Practical strategies and activities that could help improve reading accuracy and fluency

If you would like to join the meeting on Zoom, please register in advance by emailing your name and email address to [email protected]

The access details will be sent by email on Monday 7 October.