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Announcing The SEN Jigsaw Conference 2019
It is with great pleasure that I can share with you that a date has been set for the 2019 SEN Jigsaw Conference that will take place in Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday 8th June 2019. Judy Hornigold Ruth Fidler This year our plenary talks will be focusing on Autism and...
How does my child’s dyslexia affect me?
As parents, I am sure that you would agree that we want the best for our kids in life. When we have a child with dyslexia or any other Special Educational Need (SEN), we will sense how hard it can be for our children as they develop through our education system. ...
Announcing the SEN Jigsaw Local.
This year saw the third SEN Jigsaw Conference take place in Leek, Staffs in April. The event brought together parents, teachers, and SENCOs to listen to useful plenary talks and take part in workshops that all focused on aspects of Special Educational Needs. The...
What happened to Dyslexia Action?
In 2012, I took my daughter for a diagnostic assessment to determine whether or not she had dyslexia. The assessment was delivered by an educational psychologist at Dyslexia Action in Peterborough. It was this assessment that unlocked resources for support at...
Physical Activity, Learning and Dyslexia: What’s Important To Know.
Before I really get into this topic, let me make a confession to you. I am not a fan of competitive sports. I dreaded physical education at school and I am simply not competitive, at least not on a sporty level.Why am I saying this?Well, I want you to...
What is my child’s style of learning?
I had a lovely email sent to me today regarding an article that I had posted some time ago about learning styles. Readers of this blog will know that I am a huge advocate for teachers teaching their children in a way that suits the needs any given child. I will have...
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Clear explanations about dyslexia, learning, study and neurodiversity.
Helping people understand what dyslexia is, how it can shape learning, and how strengths and challenges can show up in different ways. Making important ideas feel clear, accessible and useful for educators, parents, individuals, everyone supporting dyslexic learners and the wider community.
Inspiration
Understanding lived experience, positive examples and stories that build confidence, encouragement and possibility.
Sharing real experiences and reflections that help people feel seen, valued and understood. Showing how dyslexic learners can recognise their strengths, navigate challenges and feel more confident in their learning journey.
Support
Practical strategies, tools, study ideas and resources that help dyslexic learners thrive.
Providing clear and practical support that helps people take meaningful steps in understanding and supporting dyslexic learners. Sharing useful strategies, tools and resources that can be used in education, at home, in study and across the wider learning journey.
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Building positive spaces where educators, individuals, support professionals, families, parents, everyone supporting dyslexic learners and the wider community can connect, share and grow together. Encouraging supportive conversations, shared experiences and community learning that help people feel understood, included and part of something bigger.
Dyslexia in the Adulthood: barriers and enablers to success.
Lisbeth Verlaet, is a speech and language therapist from Ghent in Belgium. She very kindly provided a summary of Melody Terras' talk on the barriers and enablers to success for dyslexic adults at the BDA International Conference on Friday11th March 2016. Melody...
Welcome To The British Dyslexia Association International Conference
This week I am attending the British Dyslexia Association International Conference. This is my first time at this conference and I am looking forward to learning from all the international speakers that are delivering their seminars. If you are attending and are...
What’s it like to have Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is such a common condition, affecting about ten per cent of the population, but being able to describe it's effects to people who don't have dyslexia is truly difficult. How do you explain to someone who can not only read and write with relative ease, what it...
World Book Day!
The resounding favourite that was expressed was as follows... This book was a firm favourite for Stevie Williams at Bee Creative! Well suggested Stevie! We have passed the deadline for suggestions, but if you still want to send some in I will definitely put a...
What is Dyslexia? A resource from Dyslexia Action
I found an excellent bunch of webpages on the Dyslexia Action website that explains important information regarding Dyslexia. Topics include: Click above to go to the original Dyslexia web resource. When reading through the page on the Dyslexia Action website, one...
Using performance to building confidence for those with Dyslexia.
We have a new guest article from Stevie Williams from BeeCreative. Stevie is dyslexic himself and with his colleague Carley Dawson aim to help children through the use of creativity and drama. Stevie writes... In our opinion studying with dyslexia can be...
Building awareness of overlapping SpLD challenges.
In this post Georgina Smith explains what lead her to being a dyslexia specialist and how useful it is to be aware of overlapping SpLD challenges. Georgina is organising the upcoming SEN Jigsaw Conference in July which seeks to help parents to understand more...
What do parents of dyslexic students think about dyslexia?
Today I came across an excellent article called '23 Things Parents Of Dyslexic Children Want Others To Know'. It struck me how there is so much support required for dyslexic learners that simply go beyond that of helping them to read and write. The social...
To The Student Affected By Dyslexia
I am really pleased to have Deborah Jones, Associate Lecturer at Northumbria University contribute directly to the Study With Dyslexia Blog with this very interesting post about ways to learn. To the student affected by dyslexia... Learning can be a...