by Arran Smith | Jan 5, 2021 | Mental Wellbeing, Parenting Dyslexia
It has happened again! Lockdown 3.0 has arrived and parents across the UK are supporting remote learning for their children again. With dyslexia in the mix, there are things that we can do as parents to help our children improve remote learning outcomes. Check out...
by Arran Smith | Jan 5, 2021 | Mental Wellbeing, Parenting Dyslexia
2021 has started with uncertainty about school closures due to COVID-19. The tier system is causing us as parents to adapt to more change and whilst hope is on the horizon with vaccines coming online, we still need to manage how we as parents cope with now, whilst...
by Arran Smith | Dec 1, 2020 | Mental Wellbeing
At time of writing it is the 1st December 2020 aka “Giving Tuesday”. So I am pleased to be able to support the latest fundraising campaign for the British Dyslexia Association raising funds for free dyslexia assessments for children aiming to “leave no child behind”....
by Arran Smith | Nov 27, 2020 | Mental Wellbeing
Even if a child has a diagnosis of dyslexia, they may be experiencing aspects of the other neurodiverse conditions. Zoe Pennant shares some insights on how to teach a dyslexic child whilst keeping in mind co-occurring differences.Children that have dyslexia at times...
by Arran Smith | Nov 24, 2020 | Mental Wellbeing
Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs…were there ever less descriptive or memorable words to describe the Parts of Speech our children need to master? In this article, SENCO Sally Ashcroft shares some great family games that can help with learning speech.Nouns, verbs,...
by Arran Smith | Nov 20, 2020 | Mental Wellbeing
Supporting International Day of People with Disabilities 2020December 3rd marks International Day of People with Disabilities. A key date in our calendar to create awareness and celebrate people with disabilities. The Studying With Dyslexia Blog is proud to...