Overview

All About Dyspraxia is an accessible and practical guide for primary school teachers, designed to increase their understanding of developmental coordination disorder – commonly known as dyspraxia – and to equip them with adaptable strategies to support dyspraxic learners in their setting. The book shows how challenges can extend into every aspect of school life, from learning to write and use scissors to managing self-care tasks, joining in playground games and forming friendships. Drawing on the voices of dyspraxic children and adults, it unpicks myths and misconceptions before providing a wealth of evidence-based strategies to support independence, confidence and behaviour in the classroom. Chapters cover: early identification and support to help learners thrive from the start recognition of strengths often overlooked in traditional classroom settings strategies for developing handwriting, fine motor skills and self-care tasks such as managing belongings and using cutlery guidance on technology use and sensory processing to create inclusive learning environments and collaboration with parents to support dyspraxic learners’ progress Whether helping a child to manage their coat and shoes, develop legible handwriting or prepare for secondary school, All About Dyspraxia offers clear, actionable guidance to empower all primary teachers, special educational needs coordinators and parents seeking to better understand and support children with dyspraxia.

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“All About Dyspraxia is an essential and timely resource for educators. With waiting lists growing, this book meets an urgent need for practical, accessible guidance. Its strength lies in expertly dismantling misconceptions and moving ‘beyond clumsiness’ to illuminate the true physical and behavioural signs of dyspraxia. The insightful sections on concurrent conditions and myth-busting are invaluable for accurate recognition and intervention. Most importantly, this book provides teachers with the actionable strategies we need while championing the crucial partnership with parents. This is a must-have guide that will undoubtedly transform classroom support for children.” - Sarah Watkins, associate lecturer, University of Worcester, UK, and author of Outdoor Play for Healthy Little Minds and 99 Eco-Activities for Your Primary School “All About Dyspraxia provides myth-busting advocacy of dyspraxia/DCD. It expands knowledge and understanding of dyspraxia/DCD beyond a simple assumption of clumsiness and co-ordination difficulties, integrating the stages of ideation, planning and doing into all activities. The book is well structured with a clear, insightful and accessible writing style and it contains an excellent array of practical strategies for teachers including subject specific suggestions for supported action. It is a great resource with practical application.” - Judith Carter, educational psychologist, author and director of Willow Tree Learning ""When you've got limited time to read up on things, but you know you've just got to do something to help that child in your class, what you need is a quick go-to resource that tells you the important things you need to know but also gives you really practical strategies to help. This book does both. You feel reassured it's been written by someone who knows what they're talking about when it comes to dyspraxia and who also has insight into the demands of teaching. This book is a great addition to your inclusive toolkit.' - Pippa McLean, former teacher and SENCO, author of The Pocket Diary of a SENCO and Could Do Better “As the mother of an adult with dyspraxia, I truly wish I’d had this book when my daughter was younger. It’s clear, well explained, and full of real-life examples that make everything so much easier to understand. I am a specialist teacher who has been in this field for many years, and I learned a huge amount about dyspraxia through this book. I found it especially helpful that the book considers co-occurring conditions and uses practical frameworks, like the ideation/planning/doing model. I really appreciated the connections it draws between executive functioning difficulties, sensory processing, and the importance of breaking things down into smaller, manageable steps. The strategies suggested are straightforward yet effective. They show that with a few simple adaptations and a bit of understanding about how the child with dyspraxia learns best, real progress can be made. It’s also great to see how technology can play a supportive role. This book is a fantastic resource, and I can recommend it to anyone supporting a dyspraxic child.” - Lynn McCann, Autism, ADHD and PDA Specialist Teacher, Author and Speaker ""All About Dyspraxia is a resource which will be helpful for early career practitioners who wish to enhance their classroom inclusive approaches. This book provides a good, underpinning understanding of what dyspraxia/developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD) is and how it can impact a learner’s social, emotional and academic development. The author clearly identifies how dyspraxia can co-occur with other neurodiverse conditions and the way this might impact on learners’ ability to learn and socialise. All About Dyspraxia offers practical solutions and new ways for a practitioner to ensure a learner with dyspraxia can access, engage and succeed in their classroom."" - Sue Soan, Author, Editor and Education Consultant

“All About Dyspraxia is an essential and timely resource for educators. With waiting lists growing, this book meets an urgent need for practical, accessible guidance. Its strength lies in expertly dismantling misconceptions and moving ‘beyond clumsiness’ to illuminate the true physical and behavioural signs of dyspraxia. The insightful sections on concurrent conditions and myth-busting are invaluable for accurate recognition and intervention. Most importantly, this book provides teachers with the actionable strategies we need while championing the crucial partnership with parents. This is a must-have guide that will undoubtedly transform classroom support for children.” - Sarah Watkins, Associate Lecturer, University of Worcester, UK, and Author of Outdoor Play for Healthy Little Minds and 99 Eco-Activities for Your Primary School “All About Dyspraxia provides myth-busting advocacy of dyspraxia/DCD. It expands knowledge and understanding of dyspraxia/DCD beyond a simple assumption of clumsiness and co-ordination difficulties, integrating the stages of ideation, planning and doing into all activities. The book is well structured with a clear, insightful and accessible writing style and it contains an excellent array of practical strategies for teachers including subject specific suggestions for supported action. It is a great resource with practical application.” - Judith Carter, Educational Psychologist, Author and Director of Willow Tree Learning ""When you've got limited time to read up on things, but you know you've just got to do something to help that child in your class, what you need is a quick go-to resource that tells you the important things you need to know but also gives you really practical strategies to help. This book does both. You feel reassured it's been written by someone who knows what they're talking about when it comes to dyspraxia and who also has insight into the demands of teaching. This book is a great addition to your inclusive toolkit.' - Pippa McLean, former Teacher and SENCO, Author of The Pocket Diary of a SENCO and Could Do Better

“All About Dyspraxia is an essential and timely resource for educators. With waiting lists growing, this book meets an urgent need for practical, accessible guidance. Its strength lies in expertly dismantling misconceptions and moving ‘beyond clumsiness’ to illuminate the true physical and behavioural signs of dyspraxia. The insightful sections on concurrent conditions and myth-busting are invaluable for accurate recognition and intervention. Most importantly, this book provides teachers with the actionable strategies we need while championing the crucial partnership with parents. This is a must-have guide that will undoubtedly transform classroom support for children.” - Sarah Watkins, Associate Lecturer, University of Worcester, UK, and Author of Outdoor Play for Healthy Little Minds and 99 Eco-Activities for Your Primary School “All About Dyspraxia provides myth-busting advocacy of dyspraxia/DCD. It expands knowledge and understanding of dyspraxia/DCD beyond a simple assumption of clumsiness and co-ordination difficulties, integrating the stages of ideation, planning and doing into all activities. The book is well structured with a clear, insightful and accessible writing style and it contains an excellent array of practical strategies for teachers including subject specific suggestions for supported action. It is a great resource with practical application.” - Judith Carter, Educational Psychologist, Author and Director of Willow Tree Learning

Author Information

Kim Griffin is a paediatric occupational therapist with over 20 years of experience supporting children, their families and teachers. She is the founder of GriffinOT and the author of Success with Sensory Supports. Her current research focus is supporting student self-regulation in mainstream schools.

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