Supporting Left Handers in The Education Setting

Supporting Left-handers in the Education Setting

New course:

 

Supporting Left-handers in the Education Setting

 

Currently available "In-House" only

 

Left-handedness is the most common 'special need' encountered in schools and colleges today yet it is rarely considered in educational planning.

 

It is accepted between 8-12% of the general population is left-handed with a number of prominent personalities ably demonstrating the skills which left-handers can have: President Obama (among an array of US Presidents); Leonardo de Vinci; Charlie Chaplin; Napoleon Bonaparte; John McEnroe and Winston Churchill to name but a few.  Even Bart Simpson gets in on the act!  At the other end of the spectrum however, there are a significant number who present with literacy difficulties with apparently higher rates of dyslexia and dyspraxia.  It is known though, that there is no direct reason for co-morbidity between these conditions and left-handedness.  There is also evidence that left-handed students are more prone to accidental injury.

 

Left-handedness is genetic unless caused by trauma.

 

The course is designed to empower staff working with left-handers to better understand and meet their needs.  The course is relevant to all age ranges and all members of staff. Right and left-handed!)

 

The course will include:

  • An outline of the historical context, coming up to date with latest scientific research.
  • Consideration of the left-right continuum and its implications
  • Carrying out an audit of pupils, staff and resources
  • Creating an inclusive whole school policy
  • Managing left-handedness in the classroom
  • Implications for the left-hander in the curriculum
  • Health, safety and risk implications

Outcomes:

  • At the end of the course delegates will be able to assess the needs of their students in relation to the Left-Right Continuum
  • Develop effective strategies and procedures to remove barriers which impede learning by left-handers
  • Carry out risk assessments to highlightareas where left-handers are naturally more vulnerable
  • Advise parents on supporting left-handed children.

 

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