by Arran Smith | Sep 23, 2020 | Education, Mental Wellbeing, Technology For Studying
Understanding the educational, social and emotional effects of dyslexia is a challenge. Channel Four has done something special in helping the wider public to understand. Read on to find out more.A little while ago a friend of mine who is a dyslexia assessor told me...
by Arran Smith | Sep 22, 2020 | Education, Mental Wellbeing, Technology For Studying
Please note that the content below contains links that do earn a small commission that helps to meet with the costs of running the Studying With Dyslexia Blog. Unless a child is totally absorbed in a school topic, it can be hard for a child with dyslexia to be...
by Arran Smith | Sep 10, 2020 | Education, Mental Wellbeing, Technology For Studying
On the 24th and 25th March, Dyslexia Show Virtual will be taking place with new webinars from speakers who will be speaking at the Dyslexia Show in March 2021.Today I received a lovely present from the team at Dyslexia Show thanking me for my involvement with Dyslexia...
by Arran Smith | Sep 4, 2020 | Mental Wellbeing
What would happen if assistive technology was standard in schools? Read on to see my ‘shopping list’ for technology that boosts confidence and attainment.We live in a technological society that increasingly seeks to use technology to break boundaries in our day to day...
by Arran Smith | Sep 4, 2020 | Education, Mental Wellbeing
September and the new Autumn Term has arrived and so we continue to raise awareness about Dyslexia and what better way than to support #GoRedForDyslexia for October’s Dyslexia Awareness Week.In 2012, my wife and I had suspicions that our daughter was struggling in...
by Arran Smith | Sep 1, 2020 | Education, Mental Wellbeing
On the 25th August 2020, the British Dyslexia Association announced the appointment of Nick Posford as their latest CEO. In June, we found out that the then current CEO of the British Dyslexia Association, Helen Boden, was stepping down after a 20 year career working...
