Dyslexia – Tips, tricks and strategies in how to BEST support a child’s learning. (parents and professionals)

Paloma Forde is the Founder of Screening4Dyslexia, an award-winning small business covering all of Surrey and South West London, as well as providing an online service across both the UK and Internationally. She is an expert in the field of Special Educational Needs spanning a career of 25 years in Education. Graduating from Roehampton with a combined degree, (BA QTS and Art in a community context) she knew from the age of 17 she wanted to work/teach students with special educational needs. She completed her Master’s in education (SEN) in 2002. Paloma has worked across all sectors of education from nursery through to University level, helping students with a range of needs including dyslexia, as well as worked as an advisory teacher at Kensington and Chelsea LEA for 6 years. Her passion for dyslexia stemmed from knowing that early detection is essential through early screening. She specialises in using a multi-sensory approach to teaching using the Orton and Gillingham approach to teaching as well as a range assisted technology. She has received recognition for her work from BBC’s Theo Pathitis winning Small Business Sunday in January 2017 and CBE Jacqueline Gold in June of the same year.

She has recently founded with Andrew Kitley – Dyslexia The Invisible Gift school workshops with the hope of travelling around the UK to help educate both children and teachers in what dyslexia is and how best to support learning in schools.