by SWDB | Jan 13, 2021 | Education
I had a conversation the other day with a colleague about the word ‘Dyslexia’. It seemed odd that such a weird word would be used to describe a condition which is stereotyped because of the challenges experienced with reading and writing. The...
by Arran Smith | Jan 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
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,...
by Arran Smith | Jan 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
OK so I know that this is the Studying With Dyslexia Blog, but it is important to recognise that many young people who have dyslexia, also have co-occuring conditions too. One of those conditions that are commonly co-occurring is Dyscalculia. I have featured...
by Arran Smith | Jan 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Have you ever heard of the term ‘Dyscalculia’? In a very simplistic way, dyscalculia could be thought of as the ‘numbers equivalent of dyslexia’. It is a condition that is perceived as a specific learning difficulty associated with...
by Arran Smith | Jul 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
So your children are now off school for six weeks and are free to play and relax away from the pressures of school. However for children that live with Dyslexia or Dyscalculia (or both), it is advantageous to find ways to help them to ‘top up’ their...
