by John Hicks | Nov 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
News release from Dyslexia Action in the UK. Following the publication of the Sir Andrew ‘Carter Review of Initial Teacher Training (ITT)’ in January this year, the Government commissioned an independent working group made up of expert representatives from...
by John Hicks | Nov 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
By Barbie Shipley. Barbie Shipley is a full time marketing executive and all-the-time wife and mother of a ten-year-old dyslexic boy who lives in Knoxville, TN. When she’s not working, you can find Barbie running, cooking, sewing, taxing her son to golf lessons or...
by John Hicks | Nov 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
I found a useful page on the Dyslexia Association website regarding how dyslexia is diagnosed. click here.
by John Hicks | Nov 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
How is dyslexia diagnosed? Dyslexia Action I came across the ‘How is dyslexia diagnosed?’ web page of Dyslexia Action. This charity assessed my daughter and as a result unlocked a load of resources that helped get my daughter through her GCSE’s. I...
by John Hicks | Nov 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Living with dyslexia can be really frustrating and this video from Melanie Wheldon in the US gives a fantastic insight into how frustrating studying can be and strategies for overcoming dyslexic challenges. Wonderful to see the courage in young people becoming...