by Arran Smith | Sep 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
I REMEMBER THE FRUSTRATION AND CONCERN I HAD WHEN I USED TO HELP MY DAUGHTER WITH HER HOMEWORK WHEN SHE COULD NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING FROM HER TIME IN CLASS. EVENTUALLY I REALISED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH DYSLEXIA AND NOT HER LACK OF ENTHUSIASM TO PARTAKE IN...
by Arran Smith | Sep 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
I love September! To me it seems strange that we have lots of New Year celebrations at midnight on January the 1st every year, when in many regards the 1st of September is often (for me) more ‘New Yearly’. In September we see the start of the new...
by John Hicks | May 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
One of the joys of having a dyslexic daughter winding her way through secondary education one of the main themes that caused stress and frustration is the topic of this blog article. Let’s talk about Exams Access. For my daughter, her dyslexia assessor...
by John Hicks | May 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Dyslexia is a huge theme in my life. I don’t believe that I am dyslexic (I have a suspicion that I could be dyspraxic) but my daughter is and I am managing this blog, as well as working in the field of assistive technology ultimately supporting dyslexics....
by John Hicks | Feb 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
An aspect that I am very interested in professionally is the psychological development of children. We know that at a very young age, children develop conclusions about the world around them, their worth and their need to protect themselves. When they...
