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We all see our children get overwhelmed and grind to a halt.  For some lucky parents it’s at the end of each term, for us it’s more likely to be … Read More

For those of you with a child loving lockdown learning, I am genuinely happy for you.  But if they aren’t, then here are my top 7 questions to ask…   … Read More

Carving out time to keep working on kids/teens’ reading and spelling accuracy can feel overwhelming.  A huge number of dyslexics struggle with forgetting the phonic patterns/common letter strings.   Things … Read More

Want something to brighten up rainy days?  Try a reading card game! This kind of targeted practice is much more fun and productive than yet more guessy reading and should … Read More

RNIB Bookshare is a brilliant venture which provides free access to an amazing collection of ebooks for those who struggle to read conventional print. That includes ASD, ADD, dyslexia, blind, … Read More

With emergency home-schooling being brought in once again… Do you need an easy 5-point plan that tells everyone exactly what they now need to focus on to support your child/teen?  … Read More

If you’ve never come across an ACE spelling dictionary, it is a weird thing. ACE stands for Aurally Coded, so each word is grouped according to sound, so gnome and … Read More

One of the secrets of success of a programme like Toe By Toe is that it teaches kids to split up words. This is something which often gets either neglected … Read More

Dyslexics tend to be great guessers.  That’s a good coping strategy but it often means that reading stalls at that of an 11-year-old, unless you do a little bit of … Read More

More than a decade of tutoring adults, kids and teens (with dyslexia, dyspraxia/DCD, dyscalculia, ADHD, ASD, OCD, anxiety, Asperger’s, 2E, school phobia, sensory processing, auditory processing and normal, boring neurotypical … Read More

To me, very little beats an amazing app to make spelling practice a bit more fun, but there are so many terrible ones.  This is the sum total of more … Read More

Dyslexics initially struggle to use their upper “sounding out” circuit and so they often just stop using  it.  But when we are learning to read we need to use it. … Read More

Does your child/teen’s thumb start to creep over when they write?  It’s worth having a check. This is a very common adaptation, which teachers tend to ignore. So why worry?  … Read More

First off, you’re a great parent!  You must be because you spend your free time reading blogs like this rather than much more pleasurable or pressing things.  I know you … Read More

As a dyslexia assessor, this is something I get asked all the time. Here are some different perspectives to enable you to make an informed decision. Good for your eyes? … Read More

We all know that smells can change your mood, but these two can change your brain… Diffusing organic essential oils is cheap, easy and has been shown to have effects … Read More