Books

Five book covers: The Family Guide to Dyslexia (book one - what you need to know, book two - the primary years, book three - the secondary years, book four - the adult years), and the Family Guide to Dyspraxia (one volume: what you need to know)

The Family Guide to Dyslexia books

Book 1: What You Need to Know

Book 2: The Primary Years

Book 3: The Secondary Years;

Book 4: The Adult Years and The Family Guide to Dyspraxia are in production.

All the books contain tips and tools for improving basic skills, practical strategies to help get round some of the common problems and stories from parents and children who are living with dyslexia.

Brilliant Ideas for using ICT in the Inclusive Classroom (2nd edition)

New case studies for apps, blogging, Twitter, coding, geocaching and more

How to help your Dyslexic and Dyspraxic Child

How to help your Dyslexic and Dyspraxic Child features seven families so it is full of first hand experiences. This means that readers will get lots of practical tips to make life run more smoothly at home and at school.

  • Jake who has dyspraxia and is studying for A levels
  • Matt who has dyspraxia and is in an independent secondary school
  • Ben who has dyslexia and has tried and succeeded with some of the alternative therapies
  • Chloe who is in denial about dyslexia but has found lots of strategies to help her overcome her difficulties with reading and writing
  • Simon who is very bright, has dyslexia and behavioural issues
  • Rupert who has dyspraxia and dyslexia and moved from private to state school
  • Helen is now in her thirties with a daughter of her own and has overcome early setbacks

How to Help your Dyslexic and Dyspraxic Child has a foreword by Tom Pellereau, winner of The Apprentice. It is available fromhttp://www.crimsonbooks.co.uk/book/details/9781905410965/Sal-mckeown/how-to-help-your-dyslexic-and-dyspraxic-child

Brilliant Ideas for using ICT in the Inclusive Classroom (1st edition)

Brilliant Ideas… has 50 case studies and 20 ‘how-to’ sheets. The essence of the book is to help teachers and LSAs make more creative use of technology in their day to day work. It features practitioners who do interesting things with technology, from wikis and storyboarding to gaming platforms, animations and podcasts.

Order it fromhttp://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415672542/

Older books

A selection of books Sal has contributed to. Click on the image or the text for each book for further information.

Supporting children with dyslexia- click for more info
Supporting children with dyslexia
Supporting adult learners with dyslexia- click for more info
Supporting adult learners with dyslexia
Developing skills for information and communication technology tutors- click for more info
Developing skills for information
and communication technology tutors
Meeting SEN in the curriculum: Modern Foreign Languages- click for more info
Meeting SEN in the curriculum:
Modern Foreign Languages
Unlocking potential: how ICT can support children with special needs- click for more info
Unlocking potential: how ICT can
support children with special needs
Screens and Pages - Technology and reading for pleasure- click for more info
Screens and Pages – Technology
and reading for pleasure