Let's focus on working memory in dyslexia and SpLD assessment with Jen McDermott
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Understand the role of phonological, verbal and visual working memory in diagnostic assessment
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Map memory findings to the Delphi definition of dyslexia
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Apply the 2025 SASC report format in your reporting
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Identify and use suitable tools for measuring memory
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Discuss impacts on learning and daily life with confidence
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Draft professional report wording that reflects best practice
Attend live and/or access the recording
We will be live on Monday 29th September at 7pm. Enrolment is for 90 days, and includes access to the recording of the Q+A as well as downloads of the materials.
This session is led by:
Senior Trainer
Jennifer McDermott
Jen is an experienced independent specialist teacher assessor with a career spanning 25 years across
differing age ranges and educational settings. Her vital role with Patoss as the Lead of the
Assessment Practising Certificate (APC) Review Team contributed to the promotion of best practices
across the profession. It underpinned the many focused training courses Jen developed and
delivered to support assessors as they prepared to renew their APC and in the ongoing development
of their professional practice.
Jen believes in the importance of working collaboratively. She has been an active member of the
Patoss Board as well as its senior management team. She currently serves as a Director of the SpLD
Assessment Standards Committee (SASC) having joined the Board in 2014. This role demonstrates
her commitment to the highest standards in diagnostic assessment and to the support of fellow
professionals who strive to achieve these standards. Her central contribution over the years to the
development and effective evolution of the diagnostic assessment report format, its implementation
and interpretation exemplifies her commitment to work positively with her colleagues and others.
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