Why They Need To Know 1 (primary teachers)

this Blog is the start of a series of small blog posts for this week (Dyspraxia Awareness Week).
and this series on why people, especially those in certain proffessions, need to understand what dyspraxia is and how it may affect them in their role and the specific knowledge related to their role.

the first post in this series is going to focus on primary school and at these ages (post 5 years old) is the stage where the differences can often become more significant or obvious due to being surrounded by a large group of peers and post 5 years old is the age which dyspraxia organisations say is better to look into diagnosis as the chidlren and more developed at this stage

i would say that when it comes to primary school teachers they should be aware of dyspraxia and should be able to spot if a child may have it especially because at the primary school age it is unlikely for a child to have been diagnosed so that if a teacher does suspect a child may have dyspraxia or any other learning difficulties it will help to establish what support can be put in place and allow time for multiple ways of supporting a child's learning process to establish what the best one(s) will be for that particular child. and even if a child does not have any diagnosis or is not suspected of having dyspraxia but has some Dyspraxic traits putting some learning supports in place may still help them as well as potentially help to establish the differences or the possibility of other separate conditions from dyspraxia.
a couple of small tips on what may work when supporting a child that does or may have dyspraxia is to not let anyone single them out it may stop them from engaging in any support provisions that are put in place in fear of bullying.
remember that no two dyspraxic people are the same any provisions you put in place for one child with dyspraxia may not work for another.
and finally a big one that the majority of dyspraxics probably have experience with is the thought from teachers that poor handwriting = poor work which is not true and if their focusing on handwriting the task may not get completed as the focus is not on the task which it should be.

many of the Dyspraxia organisation will have more in depth information on spotting a child with dyspraxia and other details on how to support a child with dyspraxia

and as usual finishing with detail from the cycle challenge i did a couple of months ago and the justgiving page will probably stay up for a little while https://www.justgiving.com/Eben-Fletcher/, and i should probably continue to mention all those companies that supported the challenge atleast for the next few posts

i hope i have not forgotten anyone

http://www.cyclesuk.com/ specifically there maidstone store providing me with disount on equipment etc and great customer service (also i believe the first company to support me)
Sheppey FM http://sheppeyfm.org.uk/ local radio station that helped publicise the ride
http://www.endurasport.com/ cycling clothing 
http://www.jenwoods.co.uk/ a local printers in Swale,Kent
http://www.hlgraphics.co.uk/
and chek out these hotels, B&B's etc. if you are thinking of going on holiday in any of these area's
http://www.irondukebrighton.co.uk/ in brighton 
http://www.swallowsrestselfcatering.co.uk/ in weymouth
http://www.torbaycourthotel.com/index.php in or very near Torquay
http://www.parkhotelpreston.co.uk/  in Preston
http://www.etruriatownhouse.com/ in Kilmarnock
http://www.thebridgehotelscunthorpe.co.uk/ in Scunthorpe
http://johnogroatsbnb.com/ in John O'Groats
http://www.the-beeches.co.uk/home  in Bristol
http://www.dornochcastlehotel.com/contact/location/  in the Dornoch/ Bonar Bridge area
http://www.rezarefarmhouse.co.uk/ in Rezare, Launceston, Cornwall close to Tavistock
http://www.lionandpheasant.co.uk/ in Shrewsbury
http://www.thegeorgehotel.co.uk/ in Inverary, Scotland
http://www.scottishguesthouse.com/contact-pitlochry-guest-house.html in Pitlochry
http://www.albahillsguesthouseedinburgh.com/ in Edinburgh
http://www.trapinn.co.uk/newtrap/ in Alnwick
and finally in hitchin where the dyspraxia foundation are based http://chartridgevenues.com/hitchin-priory/ 
also thank you to the two universities that allowed and were going to allow me to use room in student accomodation http://www.solent.ac.uk/home.aspx (my old uni) and https://www.dur.ac.uk/ and i also forgot to mention ther place where we had our emergency stop which was the ivydene guesthouse  http://www.bedbreakfastcornwall.com/west-cornwall/helston/ivydene-guest-house/ which was very nice