Michala Morton

Michala Morton

Founder and Owner of Dyslexia-First

Newton-Le-Willows, England, United Kingdom
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Dyslexia First

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I am a fully qualified, experienced Specialist Teacher of Dyslexia who is passionate about enriching the lives of individuals who have dyslexia. I have worked in the field of Special Needs for over 20 years across a wide range of educational settings. I also worked for a Local Education Authority for 14 years assessing and tutoring children with dyslexia. I work for the British Dyslexia Association and The Dyslexia Association assessing children and adults.

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  • Business Owner of Dyslexia First

    Dyslexia First

    - Present 3 years 1 month

    Newton-le-Willows, England, United Kingdom

    First-class dyslexia assessment and support for children and adults offered across the North West, including assessments for the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) and Exam Access Arrangements.

  • Consulting Engagements

    Freelance

    - 9 years 8 months

    The British Dyslexia Association (North West), Dyslexia Support (Warrington), The Dyslexia Association (Nottingham), Dys-appear (home-based), St. Loye's Foundation (Warrington)

    Formal assessments; administering formal diagnostic dyslexia assessments; conducting assessments for Access Arrangements and the Disabled Student Allowance (DSA), for children and adults (including schools and individuals); design of Individual Education Programmes.

    Dyslexia support; provision of one-to-one…

    The British Dyslexia Association (North West), Dyslexia Support (Warrington), The Dyslexia Association (Nottingham), Dys-appear (home-based), St. Loye's Foundation (Warrington)

    Formal assessments; administering formal diagnostic dyslexia assessments; conducting assessments for Access Arrangements and the Disabled Student Allowance (DSA), for children and adults (including schools and individuals); design of Individual Education Programmes.

    Dyslexia support; provision of one-to-one home-based dyslexia tuition to support the individual needs of each child.
    Training; designed and delivered courses for parents to improve their understanding of the challenges faced by dyslexics and to develop a skill-set so that they can support their children. Delivered bespoke workshops for teachers such as 'What is a dyslexia friendly classroom?'

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    Specialist Teacher of Dyslexia within the Learning Support Service

    St Helens Council

    - 14 years 8 months

    St. Helens, England, United Kingdom

    Advisory and Training: active member of a working part focused on creating an LEA Dyslexia Policy; assist and support schools through the process of becoming a Dyslexia Friendly School in addition to Quality First Teaching on how to differentiate lessons to meet the needs of the learner; designed and delivered training specific to Dyslexia Intervention Programmes as well as training for a variety of topics such as: Individual Education Plans, Multi-sensory Spelling, Precision Teaching…

    Advisory and Training: active member of a working part focused on creating an LEA Dyslexia Policy; assist and support schools through the process of becoming a Dyslexia Friendly School in addition to Quality First Teaching on how to differentiate lessons to meet the needs of the learner; designed and delivered training specific to Dyslexia Intervention Programmes as well as training for a variety of topics such as: Individual Education Plans, Multi-sensory Spelling, Precision Teaching, Reciprocal Reading, how to best use ICT to support and enhance learning, effective use of school assessment tools to enhance and develop student learning, including the gifted and talented.

    Administering Assessments; administer assessments for literacy skills, access arrangements for external examinations, diagnosis of dyslexia using the new report format and following current SASC guidelines, Disability Students Allowance, other informal assessments when needed.

    Teaching; delivery of one-to-one or small group tuition for dyslexia and literacy difficulties.

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    Year 4 Class Teacher

    Rectory School

    - 4 months

    Wigan, England, United Kingdom

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    KS2 Class Teacher

    EvelynStreet_Primary

    - 9 years

    Warrington, England, United Kingdom

    History and Geography Coordinator (2003-2006), DT Coordinator (2003-2006), SENCO (2000-2006), Team Leader for Social, Emotional and Behaviour Skills (2005-2006)

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