Helping Students with Dysgraphia to Write I came across these worksheets a couple of years ago and I must say they look very useful. The people selling them seem...
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Dysgraphia
We are Failing our Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
26th February 2020
We have known for years that we are failing our children who have learning disabilities – yet, year after year it is the same. When are we going to do something?
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How can Playing Games Improve your Handwriting?
22nd February 2020
How can playing marbles, linking paperclips, ‘painting by number’, mazes, nuts & bolts, Lego – help people with their handwriting?
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What an Advert for Assistive Technology! – Dysgraphia, Dyslexia
3rd September 2019
You couldn't get a better advert than this for Assistive Technology (AT) could you? It is often such a fight to get teachers to allow students to use the Assistive...
Reading Problems – Read them Fairy Tales
19th May 2019
If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. Albert Einstein Problem reading? I...
Jonathan Mooney was often called ‘stupid’ and ‘lazy’!
27th August 2018
Jonathan Mooney Is one of the foremost leaders in LD/ADHD, disabilities and alternative education and yet, he was always the slow kid in class, called ‘stupid’ and ‘lazy’. When will...
Richard Branson’s top three tips for children with dyslexia
27th June 2018
[caption id="attachment_10927" align="alignright" width="300"] Richard BransonBranson has come up with some excellent practical strategies to help children with dyslexia.[/caption] Richard Branson's top three tips for children with dyslexia 1. Find...
Do you think we need a National Handwriting Scheme?
21st June 2018
[caption id="attachment_3759" align="alignright" width="300"] Young boy in school writing by hand.[/caption]With so many children having problems with handwriting, and with over 20 different styles of handwriting in our schools, do...
“Overcoming Barriers to Recording and Learning, using ICT”
19th March 2018
Free Event - Chippenham The Wiltshire Dyslexia Association is holding the following FREE event on Wednesday 9th May. Wednesday 9th May 2018 3.30pm – focus for teaching staff 7.00pm – focus for parents and...
Many children with #Dyslexia have undiagnosed eye problems
13th March 2018
Many children with #Dyslexia have undiagnosed eye problems Did you know that 15% of children have reduced vision in one or both eyes? Many of these children will have #dyslexia...