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The British Dyslexia Association collaborates with Mumsnet To Produce Dyslexia Awareness Video.
Dyslexia Awareness Week is continuing here in the UK and beyond and this has been marked by a collaboration between the British Dyslexia Association and Mumsnet.
Is the C-Pen any good for supporting literacy skills? Please help me with my Assistive Technology survey.
In May, I reviewed the C-Pen from Scanning Pens. Are you a user of the C-Pen or have a child using the C-Pen? I want you to tell me what you think of it for supporting literacy skills. Please complete my survey.
The British Dyslexia Association is uniting parents of dyslexic children.
The British Dyslexia Association is holding ‘Parent Pop Up’ roadshow events across the UK, uniting parents of dyslexic children. This article talks about the latest one that was held in Pudsey (Leeds) UK and how you as a parent can sign up for the next events.
What parents and teachers need to understand about dyslexia.
Processing language is a key challenge with dyslexia. It seems ironic then that for most of us who are trying to understand more about dyslexia, we have to understand the jargon that comes with it. Dr Sue Wilkinson has written a great article that explains some of the aspects of dyslexia.
Dyslexia friendly classrooms: What parents should ask teachers to do.
Use this list to challenge your dyslexic child’s teacher about what they are doing to make their classroom dyslexic friendly.
Simple ways to boost learning for kids with dyslexia.
Curriculum manager at Farnborough Sixth Form College, Dr Susie Nyman shares how she has helped dyslexic students to boost their attainment through multi-sensory learning. If you are a teacher struggling to build engagement then this article is for you.
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Essential Tips For Writing An Essay With Dyslexia.
In this post I am going to give you some essential tips on how to reduce the impact of dyslexia when writing lengthy pieces of work for school or college. I hope that this article will help your dyslexic student start to focus more on what they can do rather...
Children’s Mental Health Week 2018
Click here to find out more. This week sees the launch of Children's Mental Health Week 2018 (5-11 February 2018) by national children's mental health charity Place2Be. Place2Be is the UK's leading children's mental health charity providing in-school support and...
Classroom Management Considered From A Retained Primitive Reflexes Perspective.
This week we are featuring psychologist, Dr Sally Goddard Blythe who will be delivering her plenary on classroom management at the SEN Jigsaw Conference, in April.Read on to find out more about Sally and her work and what she will be talking about at the SEN Jigsaw...
The link between bad behaviour, language and communication.
As a parent I know that there have been many times when I have responded to 'fix' behaviour rather than find out what is behind the behaviour and help my children through whatever it is that is causing them problems. The organisers of the SEN Jigsaw Conference is...
The BETT Show Tech Roundup: Tech that helps dyslexic students.
The BETT Show is one of the largest education and technology exhibitions I have every been to. It could just possibly be the largest in the world. Based at London Excel, the BETT Show showcases technology for every aspect of education and some of the...
Dyslexia Hero: Bhavna Kawa
In this Dyslexia Hero article I would like to showcase the work of Bhavna Kawa from Birmingham. What are the positive effects of dyslexia on your life? Whilst working in an independent prep school I observed that many children had different styles of learning. I...
Dyslexia, stress, anxiety and self-esteem. What parents should know.
Introduction There is a lot of talk about mental health out there at the moment. Mental health is being highlighted by some very high profile people including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry and even popstar Lady GaGa. It was good to see...
When whole word ready strategies don’t work for all and the impact on spelling.
Dyslexia assessor and tutor, Georgina Smith is also the co-organiser of the SEN Jigsaw Conference. Read on to find out about her workshop at the SEN Jigsaw. Please could you tell our readers a little about yourself? I'm Georgina Smith I'm a dyslexia...
Dyscalculia: Dealing With Maths Problems
It is with great pleasure that I introduce for the first time on this blog, Arran Smith. Arran is a long time supporter of people with dyslexia, is dyslexic himself and is chair of the Leicester Branch of the British Dyslexia Association. More recently,...