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...
What an Advert for Assistive Technology! – Dysgraphia, Dyslexia
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...
What is the quickest way to take the genius creativity level of five-year-old children from 98% to 12% by the time they are 15?
What is the quickest way to take the genius creativity level of five-year-old children from 98% to 12% by the time they are 15? Answer - Put them in the...
Reading Problems – Read them Fairy Tales
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...
Ginger Boosts Brain Activity!
Yet another study has shown ginger extract can boost attention span and cognitive function. So, while I am not sure our little ones will be too fond of ginger extract,...
I have always believed that children learn better through play. Get out there and let them play!! “Scientists have recently determined that it takes approximately 400 repetitions to create a...
Experiencing the Child with Learning Difficulties (Workshop)
Experiencing the Child with Learning Difficulties - Workshop Saturday 9 March 2019 London - The Queen's Gate Hotel, 31-34 Queen's Gate, SW7 5JA, London Put yourself in a child’s shoes...
Surgery students ‘losing dexterity to stitch patients’
Surgery students 'losing dexterity to stitch patients'. This is a very serious state of affairs when surgeons are saying that their students have lost the dexterity for stitching or sewing...
Not the Same Bedtime Story Again! Why?
Does Repeating children’s stories boost their vocabulary? [caption id="attachment_6760" align="alignright" width="300"] Parents' Reading with two Children[/caption] Children who demand the same story be read to them over and over maybe...
Jonathan Mooney was often called ‘stupid’ and ‘lazy’!
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...