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Paloma Forde

Dyslexia Support Services
Paloma Forde is the founder of Dyslexia Support Services. She is a teacher, specialised tutor, special educational needs expert, author and speaker. Her mission is to empower students, parents and educators into the world of dyslexia through training and early screenings.
surrey, united-kingdom
advocacy, author, educator, speaker, special-education-teacher, trainer
advocacy, literacy, training
autism-spectrum-disorder, dyscalculia, dyslexia

Summary

Paloma Forde is the founder of Dyslexia Support Services. Paloma has been teaching 27 years with 25 years dedicated to children with additional needs, with the last 15 years advocating for dyslexia. She is passionate about early dyslexia screening and early identification leading onto the right intervention.

Paloma has been invited as a speaker nationally and internationally at events, and was invited to speak at the UKs very first Dyslexia Show in March 2022 and has been a regular speaker there ever since. Her Ebook Dynamic Dyslexia - My Top Tips was written back in 2020 and can be found on Amazon.

ACHIEVEMENTS
  • Founding Dyslexia Support Services - Jan 2017.
  • Received Award winning recognition for services in Education by BBC’s Theo Pathitis winning Small Business Sunday.
  • Received Award winning recognition for services in Education by Jaqueline Gold (CBE) winning Women In Business Award.

Qualifications

Education

  • BA QTS & Art in a community context, 1996
  • Masters in Education (Special Needs ) 2002

Certifications

  • Certified Teacher - 1996. (Roehampton Insitiute)
  • Certified specialised tutor (Kingston Uni 2018)

Training & Professional Development

  • TEACH training: North Caroline. (TEACCH training institute) 2001
  • Makaton Training: Surrey. (Makaton cert trainer) 2002
  • PECS training: Surrey. (PECS training provider) 2003
  • A mile in my shoes. (Autism)
  • Dyslexia Therapy Course/training:highspeed training: 2018
  • NAS SPELL training (National Autistic Society) 2022

Professional Memberships/ Associations

  • Member of the British Dyslexia Association - 2015-present
  • Member of the International Dyslexia Association 2015-present.

Professional Experience

Screening4Dyslexia, Surrey. [2017 - present day]

  • Provider of online group tutoring for dyslexic students.
  • Provider of cpd certified training of dyslexia through mycpdgroup.com
  • Creater of an FB parenting support group (4.2k) parents providing regular support/discussion.
  • Author and online contributor
  • Speaker at conferences both nationally and internationally.
  • Specialised study skills tutor for university students with an asd diagnosis/dyslexia
  • Parent consultation service
  • Growth Mindset coach for kids/teens

Credits

Books

  • Dynamic dyslexia - My Top Tips. (Ebook) 2020

Papers, Workshops & Webinars Presented

  • Dyslexia - From Thought to Paper - Filling the Blank Gap. (Webinar) 2021
  • Dyslexia - How to BEST support a child’s self-esteem and anxiety (Webinar) 2021
  • Dyslexia - Tips, tricks and strategies in how to best support learning (workshop) 2021
  • Dyslexia in the Early Years. From identification to intervention (webinar 2022)
  • Build a Growth Mindset - webinar, 2022
  • A crash course in Dyscalculia - webinar 2022

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