Stroud Valley Community Primary School

Stroud Valley Community Primary School is a place where children are able to grow and develop in a safe, respectful environment. It uses the following teaching strategies for children with learning difficulties: Specific Learning Difficulties (small group focussed teaching; over-learning and reinforcement work; regular reading; use of word shark, number shark ; kinaesthetic approaches; coloured overlays if appropriate; fizzy group work or speed up – if appropriate; differentiated curriculum); autistic spectrum disorder (visual timetable and resources; use of Communicate in Print; social stories; social skills groups – if appropriate; advice from Communication and Interaction team; differentiated curriculum); hearing impairment (visual clues if necessary; appropriate seating); visual impairment (appropriate seating and lighting; appropriate enlargement of texts); and speech and language difficulties (speech and language skills groups under the guidance of the school Speech and Language Therapist; modelling the appropriate sounds; language for Thinking).