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| Oliver West teaching outside on one of his popular activity days. |
| Click here to see an example itinerary of a typical Footnotes workshop day. |
| For a promotional, printable pdf introducing Oliver's work, click here. |
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| Oliver West's Footnotes are ideal for learners who find traditional classroom 'linear-lexical' teaching methods challenging. Dyslexic learners often see dramatic breakthroughs in the development of their communication and learning skills as they begin to use visual strategies as an aid to understanding and internalising verbal and written cues. | ||
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Footnotes workshops are designed to be fun! Practical exercises translate language into drawn footnotes which are then used for preparation of written and spoken presentations, or as an aid for personal management tasks. Workshops can be adapted to suit the current curriculum requirements of a school or college without creating extra workloads for teachers and learners. They are designed to work with all students in a class, within the normal process of classroom teaching. Oliver also aims to heighten awareness of dyslexic tendencies and behaviours, enabling learners, parents and teachers to overcome day to day frustrations in communication and learning. As well as classroom-based workshops, he offers practical and enjoyable INSET days for staff, introducing them to the Footnotes techniques.
by Alice, an undergraduate at University College Falmouth |
| The main options that Oliver offers >> |
Classroom based application of Oliver West Footnotes. Oliver will work alongside teachers in a
hands-on demonstration of his unique visual thinking techniques.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: For an
additional fee, a 90 minute 'Twilight' follow-up session for staff can be added at the end of the day.
Sessions on using Oliver West
Footnotes personalised visual thinking techniques for breakthroughs in learning and communication. Particularly useful for those who teach learners with dyslexic tendencies.
Selected individual learners are given the chance to work closely with Oliver, applying his visual thinking techniques in an enjoyable
out-of-school environment (e.g. museum or gallery). The maximum group size of ten ensures that each learner gets to grips with Oliver West Footnotes techniques through personalised one-to-one tuition.