Teaching Struggling Readers: Structured Literacy, Phonics, and Dyslexia Support for Educators

What Will You Learn?

• Explain the neurological basis of dyslexia and reading difficulties in clear, accessible terms to students, families, and colleagues
• Identify students who are likely to need additional reading support before they fall too far behind
• Use assessment tools to build a specific reading profile for a student and plan targeted, meaningful support
• Deliver explicit, systematic phonics and decoding instruction in classroom, small group, and one-on-one settings
• Design structured literacy lessons that follow the science of reading and work for students who have struggled with traditional approaches
• Collaborate effectively with speech pathologists and specialist literacy teachers as part of a coordinated support team
• Use practical strategies to build confidence and self-belief in struggling readers alongside building their actual skills
• Adapt phonics and decoding instruction for students with co-occurring profiles such as dyslexia alongside dyspraxia or ADHD