by John Hicks | Feb 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
SpLD Central meeting in Staffordshire. The keynote speaker at this meeting is Dr Gavin Reid, an international consultant and psychologist, an acclaimed speaker and the author of many books on dyslexia and other learning difficulties. I was curious to know...
by John Hicks | Jan 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
I am very pleased to introduce guest writer Rachel Ingham to the readers of this blog. Rachel is a speaker, trainer and consultant in Specific Learning Disorders (SpLD) and co-director of Understanding and Supporting Learning (USL). The training and advice she gives...
by John Hicks | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
This blog will be useful to you if you are dyslexic or showing signs of dyslexia and are going to be studying for a degree in September. I hear lots of stories of children and young people going through primary and secondary education only to find in later years that...
by John Hicks | Jan 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
I had the pleasure of speaking with handwriting expert and specialist teacher, Lee Dein regarding a resource that she has developed called Magic Link Handwriting. Originally a speech and language therapist she was once asked if she could help a child with their...
by John Hicks | Jan 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
William Mistakespeare and his blog, The Life Dyslexic. Owen writes about how difficult it was to engage with literacy at school and how he avoided studying about Shakespeare because the language was simply too difficult to understand being dyslexic and then...
