CATHERINE TRINDER
DYSLEXIA AND SEN SUPPORT
Helping individuals with literacy difficulties to achieve their full potential.
'Dyslexia is a learning difficulty that primarily affects the skills involved in accurate and fluent word reading and spelling' (Rose, 2009)
I offer a range of services in to ensure that children and adults struggling with literacy get the support they need. Based in Windsor, I am ideally located to assess children or adults in Windsor, Maidenhead, Marlow, High Wycombe, Henley, Bracknell, Slough, Wokingham, Twyford, Reading, and some areas within Oxfordshire.
Estimates suggest that around 6% of the population have dyslexia. However, many individuals don't realise they have dyslexia, and struggle through school and university wondering why they seem to find certain tasks so much more difficult than their peers. Tasks like copying from the board or following a list of instructions can feel daunting; reading aloud in class feels terrifying; and something just seems to go wrong in between explaining an idea verbally, and writing it down on paper. Difficulties like these are characteristic of dyslexia, but getting the right support helps individuals with dyslexia to achieve the great successes that they are capable of. If this sounds familiar, get in touch today.
ABOUT ME
I first became interested in dyslexia when I was working as a secondary English teacher, having previously completed my teacher training at the University of Cambridge. I wanted to understand how I could provide the best support to students struggling with literacy skills. I completed my MA in Specific Learning Difficulties with UCL and gained my Assessment Practicing Certificate (APC). I have supported students with literacy difficulties in mainstream education, a pupil referral unit (PRU) and a special education school for individuals with speech, language and communication difficulties. I am also CertTESOL qualified, and have experience teaching English as a foreign language.
I now provide dyslexia assessments and literacy support to individuals and schools. I also help to train other teachers who are becoming dyslexia specialists by working as a tutor for Dyslexia Matters, and as an associate assessor for UCL.
For more on my professional qualifications and experience please see here.
ABOUT ME
I am a Level 7 qualified dyslexia specialist with a current Assessment Practising Certificate (APC), offering private dyslexia assessments for children, young people, and adults.
My interest in dyslexia developed while working as a secondary English teacher, following my teacher training at the University of Cambridge. Wanting to better support learners who struggled with literacy, I went on to complete an MA in Specific Learning Difficulties at UCL, qualifying as a dyslexia specialist in 2018.
Since then, I have worked extensively across mainstream schools, SEN schools and Pupil Referral Units, as well as with university students and adults. My experience includes conducting diagnostic dyslexia assessments, delivering specialist literacy and study skills support, and supporting learners with a wide range of needs. Alongside this, I have worked with Dyslexia Matters and UCL, training teachers to become dyslexia specialists.
I later gained my NASENCo qualification and spent three years working as a SENDCo in a specialist SEN school. I am currently working in an SEMH school, specialising in supporting students with autism, ADHD and attachment difficulties. I am also CertTESOL qualified, with experience teaching English as a foreign language.
SERVICES
My services are designed to support individuals at all stages of life who are struggling with the demands placed on them, and to offer them some explanation for why they might be finding certain tasks difficult.
If there’s something you need that isn’t listed, or if you’re not sure which service is right for you, please get in touch.
I’m here to help!
TESTIMONIALS
Thank you for all the helpful suggestions and resource ideas you have given me. I am teaching my student again tomorrow and then again on Friday so will try and implement some of the strategies and ideas mentioned. Am looking forward to starting afresh with new insights and knowledge!
Learning Support Teacher, Oxford
Thank you for this report...it makes interesting reading. What a thorough job! You are highly recommended!
Many thanks from a grateful mum.
Mum of Y11 Student, Ipswich
I just wanted to say a massive thank you for all your help and support these past two years, it’s helped me tremendously. I still can’t quite believe I got a C and I couldn't have done it without your sessions and strange but helpful method for remembering the key dates. I cannot thank you enough.
