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“I have a much clearer understanding of the different levels of hearing loss and the aids that can be used. My understanding of how the environment can impact the learners experience has much improved too.

“The training has taught me about dyslexia and how it impacts on children's learning at school. For example, when supporting a student in French lessons, it became clear that he could not understand new words that were introduced. A strategy to help with this is to use a visual aid when learning new vocabulary, e.g. a picture of a glass of orange juice and the French word for this written below.

“I feel more confident in my ability to understand the needs of the students I work with and to provide the best possible outcome for their learnin.

“This training has helped me become much more confident in my understanding of how best to help and support my student. Reading others’ ideas and opinions has also given me some good practical ideas to use in my work.