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Boosting literacy in the classroom with Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
Working with mental images using NLP can have a profound effect on a child’s reading and spelling by activating the visual memory system, which is often underused in traditional literacy teaching. NLP encourages learners to create strong mental pictures of words, letter patterns, or story elements, making them easier to recall and recognise. This technique also helps reduce anxiety, builds confidence, and engages multiple areas of the brain, supporting all learners – but especially those with dyslexia – to access literacy in a way that works with their strengths.
Lou Barnes is a speaker, trainer and teacher with 20 years experience. She shares her expertise on boosting literacy with NLP, working with the power of the subconscious mind to rapidly unlock reading and spelling for dyslexic (and other) learners. Her training reveals what the brain does that prevents children from understanding text. Then explains how to create new neural pathways to reduce and often remove these problems in an effective, fun, efficient way. This session includes interactive activities and strategies to use 1:1 or with a whole class.
Your £10 purchase gives unlimited access to Lou’s training session for your whole school
Who is the session aimed at?
SENDCOs, SLT, English lead teachers, inclusion leaders, TAs working with dyslexic and neurodiverse children.
With one purchase, all staff at your school can watch and rewatch the training as often as you like.
View a snippet of Lou’s training session…
Key takeaways
To gain a deeper understanding of:
– why some pupils cannot access reading and spelling –
– what mental images are and the critical role they play in reading and spelling –
– how working with mental images, using NLP, can have a profound effect on a child’s ability to read and spell –
– the role of grounding and a strategy that works 1:1 as well as for a whole class –
– how language can deeply affect a child’s learning when teaching reading and spelling, and how simple tweaks can make a huge difference and prevent confusion, frustration and overwhelm –
And to have fun!
*One purchase gives access for your whole school*
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About the Creator
Lou Barnes / Teacher, Trainer & Speaker – Unlock Learning
Lou Barnes worked as a dedicated primary school teacher for 20 years, where she loved nurturing young learners. However, year after year, she witnessed bright, creative children struggling with reading and writing, despite countless school interventions. Frustrated by the lack of lasting progress and disheartened by the damage to children’s confidence, she knew there had to be a better way.
Her search led her to Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), believing it could offer real solutions, Lou left full-time teaching to study NLP. She discovered how powerful the subconscious brain is – and how working with it could unlock reading and spelling for those who previously found it impossible. She finally understood why her students were struggling, and more importantly, how to help them succeed.
Over the past 15 years, Lou has blended NLP with her teaching expertise to create a unique two-part process that transforms how dyslexic children and adults learn. Through her business, Unlock Learning, she now works one-to-one to help learners gain the confidence and skills they once found out of reach. Passionate about her mission, she aims to share this life-changing approach as widely as possible.
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