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Living With Dyslexia
This post potentially makes me very vulnerable but I feel it’s so important to share as it gives you an insight into what it is like to live with dyslexia. It demonstrates how dyslexia can create stress and anxiety and the importance of understanding that you have...
Are We In A Place Of Equality?
In 2022 Where do you think we are in terms of equality between men and women? I watched MAIDEN on Netflix over the weekend… HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! It’s a documentary about how Tracey Edwards defied the apparent odds and entered an all FEMALE crew in the Whitbread round...
What Difference Is An Assessment Going To Make To My Child
What difference is an assessment going to make to my child? This was a valid question I was asked last week at a parent workshop I delivered in a school in the New Forrest to which I replied honestly… "The truth is I can’t answer that! It’s dependant on so many...
Are You Lucky?
Are you lucky or do you make your own luck? The other day I bumped into a former colleague. In the brief moments we chatted she commented that I was so LUCKY to have left the education system but managed to maintain my lifestyle. After all, so many businesses fail and...
My Marathon Training Secret Weapon
Ever wondered what training to run a marathon and being dyslexic have in common? Way More than you would think! In actual fact I think being dyslexic for years and not knowing is possibly my marathon training secret weapon! Here is why… I have spent so much of my life...
Alphabet Sequencing for Dyslexia
I’m guessing you can say the alphabet… probably with your eyes closed? Most of us can sing the alphabet song but are you singing it properly? Do you actually know whether letters are in the first or last part of the alphabet when things are alphabetised? Do you know...
The School Curriculum – Time for Change?
Why do you send your child to school? I’ve been thinking about this a lot about this recently, especially as I see more and more parents opting to unschool their children….. and I think they are onto something and here is why. Recently a green paper for SEND provision...
A Vulnerable Post
I’ve debated whether to share this with you, but I think it gives you an insight into what it’s like for people with dyslexia on a daily basis. It is NOT a sympathy post! It’s a post to demonstrate how dyslexia is an invisible disability that sometimes makes you very...
Grammar and Suffixes
I just wrote an email to send to my mailing list. I read it and read it again to check for sense. Then read it again to check for grammar. Luckily I sent a test email because when the test came through I noted a grammatical error. Families verses family’s - One is...
Can Schools Support Dyslexia?
Last week a parent of a child I have worked with came to me with a rather worrying quote. She had been seeking a local authority’s official position on identifying and supporting dyslexia. The response was rather shocking, but sadly it's the harsh reality of many...