by Arran Smith | May 17, 2019 | Education, Technology For Studying
When I come across ‘Assistive Technology’ I always want to make sure that it is fit for purpose. I have been given an opportunity to take a look at a piece of technology that helps with reading and saves schools money. So today I thought I would try something...
by Arran Smith | May 16, 2019 | Education
The British Dyslexia Association describes Dyscalculia as “A specific learning difficulty with mathematics or more appropriately arithmetic. With 5% of the population believed to experience the condition there isn’t a lot of information out there to inform teachers...
by Arran Smith | May 16, 2019 | APPG, Education, Mental Wellbeing
In February I collaborated with the British Dyslexia Association to survey parents about the emotional or ‘Human Cost’ of dyslexia. The aim was to gain an understanding about how a child having dyslexia affected not only them but also their families in terms of...
by Arran Smith | May 14, 2019 | Education, Mental Wellbeing, Technology For Studying
Regardless of which stage of study a dyslexic student is at, by the nature of being dyslexic there will be common challenges that many dyslexic students will face when it comes to study skills. So often though, despite these challenges being common, students can so...
by Arran Smith | May 13, 2019 | Education
I was thrilled when I saw the following quote on Twitter from dyslexic entrepreneur and Dragon’s Den star, Theo Paphitis. In his comment he totally nailed the problem with our education system. It simply doesn’t value the attainment of values and skills that children...
by Arran Smith | May 3, 2019 | Education, Technology For Studying
Could the ‘We don’t have enough funds to support your child!’ response from some schools be a thing of the past? With school budgets getting tighter and tighter impacting on the level of support being made available for dyslexic students, it is about time that there...
