Our Specialist Teachers

KARIN

Karin is a fully qualified Specialist Dyslexia Teacher.  She worked in a primary school in Somerset for many years supporting children with a range of additional needs. During this time, she became particularly interested in the areas of children’s speech and language difficulties on the one hand, and literacy difficulties and dyslexia on the other.

Over a period of four years, Karin undertook courses of study at university by distance learning whilst working in a local school.  She now holds a Master’s in Education in Language, Literacy and Dyslexia (LLD) from Birmingham University and a Postgraduate Certificate in Language and Communication Impairment in Children (LACIC) from Sheffield University.

Prior to focusing on raising her four children (two of whom have dyslexia), Karin worked as a computer programmer in Newcastle and then London.

Karin is additionally qualified to carry out full diagnostic assessments for dyslexia and has Associate Membership of the British Dyslexia Association (AMBDA).  She undertakes Continuous Professional Development as approved by the British Dyslexia Association (BDA) and SpLD Assessment Standards Committee (SASC).

Karin has a current Enhanced Certificate with the Disclosure and Barring Servi