David Crabtree looks at how teaching to support learners with specific learning difficulties can benefit all learners in the class. The underlying premise is that teaching and learning aimed at supporting learners with specific learning differences (SpLD) benefits all learners in the class. As the lead on the University of Westminster AchieveAbility project in schools, David Crabtree developed a set of classroom tools and approaches proven to be successful with SpLD learners and applied these to whole class teaching. The project demonstrated that by incorporating these, teachers can have a big impact upon the achievement of all learners. Furthermore, they can also improve the educational experience of SpLD learners to enable them to bring their strengths to the classroom.