Support Programmes
Right to Write supplies tailored programmes
of support in the workplace or at our premises to enable
each client to learn strategies that minimise the impact of
their disability and maximise their skills and potential,
and therefore value to their employer.
As part of our service we are able to help
manager and colleagues, potential employees or family members
understand the affects of the disability on the client's work
and relationships.
A Tailored Strategies
programme is a one to one support programme,
usually delivered in the workplace to help
employees develop and implement strategies that
minimise the effect of their disability and
allows them to maximise their abilities.
This service is available through the UK.
A Work Preparation
programme is designed for those seeking work,
it addresses issues such as confidence and key
skills deficits, again this is a tailored one
to one programme and is available through the
Disability Employment Advisor in the Jobcentre.
We hold contracts to deliver this service in
the West Midlands, East of England and the
South East.
Specialist IT Training
is used to enable clients to train and gain maximum
effectiveness from specialist pieces of software
such as text to speech and speech to text software.
Listed below are the major areas that we address:
Core Language Skills |
Reading Skills
- Building confidence with reading
- Word construction/deconstruction, word shapes, syllabification
- Strategies (skimming and scanning)
- Rapid Reading
- Improving reading comprehension
- Overcoming fear of reading out loud
- Overcoming fear of writing publicly
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Literacy
- Identify gaps in knowledge of literacy
- Letter sound awareness
- Digraphs – consonant and vowel
- Blends
- Syllables
- Root words
- Affixes
- Phrases
- Clauses
- Sentences
- Paragraphs
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English as a foreign language
with the context of dyslexia
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Consolidating and improving confidence
with Numeracy
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- Money
- Percentages
- Measurement
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Improving the use and knowledge of Grammar
- Punctuation
- Parts of speech
- Awareness of prepositions
- Limitations of prepositions
- Fragments
- Double negatives
- Active and passive voices
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Writing
- Sentence construction
- Structuring written work
- Appropriate use of language spoken and written
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Assessing Existing Abilities
- Establishing existing skills
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Academic Skills
- Developing assignment and essay writing skills
- Improving listening, comprehension, note taking
- Revision and examination skills
- Planning and structuring using mind-maps
- Using IT to proof read
- Using IT to write (voice activated software)
- Using IT to plan and structure
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Dyslexia Awareness
- Understanding Dyslexia - how it affects you
- Explaining Dyslexia to others
- Understanding non-linear learning style
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IT Strategies
- Learning basic IT skills
- Advanced IT skills
- Using personal organisers
- Using spell check/thesaurus
- Using specialist software Text to speech/Speech to text
- Using Planning software such as ´Mind Man´ and ´Axiom´
- Non-linear word processing using ´Yea Write´
- Finding the best IT solution for the client
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Managing Stress
- Managing stressful situations
- Relaxation techniques
- Assertiveness training
- Anger management
- Personal roles and responsibility
- Boundaries and personal space
- Getting rid of guilt
- Managing a work load
- Prioritising and time management
- Noise management
- Reducing distractions
- Organising work space
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Effective Working Strategies Development
- Team working skills
- Organisation skills
- Understanding body language
- Lifestyle management
- Strategies for sequencing
- Memory visualisation strategies
- Decision-making skills
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Please contact us for more information or a quote, click here
for our contact details.
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