Cognition and Learning

• Children may have difficulties in learning to read, spell and construct sentences.
• Children may have difficulty with numeracy.  
• Children may find it hard to process and retain new information (short or long term memory difficulties).
• Children may have a specific learning difficulty (dyslexia, dyscalculia).  
• Children may learn at a significantly slower rate than others.

In school, we have a number of interventions and resources in place to support children with cognition and learning needs.

1) Universal provision (quality first teaching for all)

• Adapted and differentiated planning.
• In class TA support or targeted teacher group work.
• Use of writing frames and word mats within lessons.
• Access to whole-school clubs i.e. homework.
• Revision classes for Year 6.

2) Targeted provision

• Speedy reading intervention.
• Extra reading with adults.
• Superhero reading (Older children support younger children who are below national in their reading).
• Phonic (Read, Write Inc) interventions.
• SLT reading with year 6 below readers.
• Maths/literacy catch up sessions.
• Fresh Start program.
• Coloured overlays.

• Lessons/success criteria printed on yellow paper.
• Yellow paged books.
• Pencil grips.

3) Higher Needs provision

• 1:1/small group support in lessons.
• Heavily adapted/reduced tasks.
• Accessing learning in a year group more suitable to the child’s needs.