by Arran Smith | Jul 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
This week, I have found a video which is an excerpt from the popular US series, Glee. I chose this video because it illustrates what it is like for someone with Dyslexia (any other special educational need) who is undiagnosed and tries to cope not knowing that there...
by John Hicks | Jul 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
This blog is at it’s best when different people are contributing! Today I am really pleased to introduce you to our latest guest blogger, Dr Sheena Bell. Sheena has been a lifelong supporter of people with dyslexia. She is Senior Lecturer in SEN and Inclusion at...
by John Hicks | Jun 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
This week, my oldest daughter attended a special education needs assessment with a DSA (Disabled Students Allowance) Needs Assessor. She was delighted to find that the assessor felt that she needed a range of equipment and software to support her studies for...
by John Hicks | May 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
This is going to be quite a personal entry into this blog for me. It isn’t going to talk about dyslexia directly but it is directly relevant to the readers of this blog. Some of you will recall that I have a dyslexic daughter who got assessed in year 8 and...