Dyslexia and Physical Education

Madeleine Portwood is a Senior Educational Psychologist working with Durham LEA. She has spent many years developing school-based programmes to support pupils with specific learning difficulties and problems with co-ordination.

• An overview of research; Physical development in the Early Years; Activities for children in the nursery; An introduction to movement skills from the Foundation to Key Stage 2; Developing skills - balance; Developing skills - movement; Developing skills - coordination; Developing skills - secondary education; Physical education - positive solutions; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliogrpahy; Index