Knowing Your Reader: Adapting Teaching to Improve Curriculum Access and Outcomes

Understanding why a learner finds reading hard is essential to providing the right support. As reading underpins learning across the curriculum, a deeper understanding of how learners access, process and make meaning from text can help all teachers remove barriers to learning and improve outcomes, particularly for learners with dyslexia and SEND.

This webinar explores how current reading research and an understanding of individual learner profiles can inform effective classroom practice in both primary and secondary settings.

The session will cover:

• Key reading models, including the Simple View of Reading, Scarborough’s Reading Rope, and the Active View of Reading
• Why reading difficulties are not always caused by decoding or language comprehension alone
• The importance of diagnostic assessment in identifying specific barriers to reading and learning
• How dyslexia presents across primary and secondary education
• Common myths and misconceptions about dyslexia
• Understanding individual strengths and needs to tailor support effectively
• Practical, evidence-informed strategies that improve curriculum access and support inclusive classroom practice

Ideal for teachers, SENCOs, support staff and school leaders, this webinar will give you practical insights and strategies to help you better understand learners’ reading profiles, adapt teaching across all subject areas, and create more inclusive classrooms where every learner can access the curriculum and succeed.