by Arran Smith | Apr 30, 2019 | APPG, Education, Mental Wellbeing
On the 26th April 2019 I wrote a live blog during the APPG for Dyslexia and other SPLD’s meeting in Parliament. It was one of the first meetings where MPs were briefed on the ‘Human Cost of Dyslexia’ by Mollie King (Saturdays and Radio One), BDA Ambassador Jo...
by Arran Smith | Apr 29, 2019 | Mental Wellbeing, Technology For Studying
There is a wealth of useful content available for Dyslexic students who want to continue to educate themselves on how dyslexia affects their studying. For undergraduates where there is access to the Disabled Students Allowance and assistive technology, suppliers of...
by Arran Smith | Apr 24, 2019 | APPG, Education, Mental Wellbeing
Today is the day! The ‘Human Cost of Dyslexia’ collaboration between myself, Dr Helen Ross and The British Dyslexia Association realises it’s aim to inform politicians about how dyslexia affects the mental well-being of children. The original survey saw 1300 parents...
by Arran Smith | Apr 3, 2019 | Education, Mental Wellbeing
Exams are looming and if you are a dyslexic thinker you may be experiencing some anxiety surrounding studying and revision. This article will give you five recommendations for settling the mind so that you can be more focused, calm and be able to absolutely nail what...
by Arran Smith | Mar 28, 2019 | Education, Mental Wellbeing, Technology For Studying
We are getting close to SAT’s season and our year 6 students will be anticipating their tests. With 10% of our population being dyslexic, it is a pretty sure bet that many of our students will be feeling levels of anxiety and fear as to what the SAT’s will reveal....
by Arran Smith | Mar 25, 2019 | Mental Wellbeing
Don’t you just love the way that our brain works to try and understand concepts?Sometimes when we don’t understand something we try and refer back to something in our brains that ‘something’ reminds us of. It is no surprise then that sometimes an adult might call a...
