After 25 years of working with college students who maintain a variety of beliefs about Dyslexia, this weblog paperwork just some of the myths and beliefs I’ve met. They might be categorised as a wonderful power, an embarrassing catastrophe, and one thing I don’t must grasp, as tech will take over the issue. So there are my first few myths and beliefs to discover. Listed below are the primary two of many to comply with within the subsequent few days.
1. Dyslexia is a wonderful talent. Sure and No. I’ve been speaking about Dyslexic expertise for 25 years, lengthy earlier than Made By Dyslexia did an amazing job of internationally selling this view. It made a optimistic distinction to many dejected youngsters, who now thought that Dyslexia was their Superpower, and therefore, they turned rather more optimistic people. However, these expertise are the talents of visible thinkers and learners, which underpins Dyslexia. There are literally hundreds/thousands and thousands of non-dyslexics who share these expertise. Sadly, it has turn into a badge of honour (even on LinkedIn) that’s divisive towards non-Dyslexics. I keep in mind one 8-year-old baby saying to me, “I don’t need to get higher at literacy as a result of my cousin has simply been identified with dyslexia, and that’s his superpower.” Having this perception constrained his progress.
2. This brings me to Dyslexia is genetic. Sure and No once more. At any time when I coach a scholar, I all the time try whether or not their dad and mom battle with literacy, too. Very often, they do, however if you ask about their visible expertise, sure, dad and mom are practically all the time visible thinkers and learners. So being a visible thinker might run in households nevertheless it doesn’t must make you Dyslexic, except you solely use your visible expertise for footage and don’t use them for phrases. As well as, Professor Julian Elliot has revealed a lot analysis in two editions of the Dyslexia Debate during the last 10 years. Working with Professor Elena Grigorenko, they’ve examined how we use the time period Dyslexia and questioned its efficacy as a analysis. They’ve researched genetics and rather more, however an important reality is that even when a toddler will get a analysis, we give them extra of the identical help in class. Empowering Studying Practitioners can verify that it doesn’t matter whether or not a toddler has a analysis or not; as soon as they’ve discovered to visualise phrases, their spelling, studying and comprehension all dramatically enhance. So what’s the level of an costly, disturbing analysis? The opposite level to say is the damaging impact on dad and mom, who assume it could be their fault and therefore don’t discover how visualising phrases may remodel their expertise, particularly when younger. One other father or mother instructed me after his baby discovered to visualise phrases, “there was nothing in books that him”: A wonderful excuse for staying caught. He returned to see me the following week, discovered how one can visualise phrases, learn a DK guide about bikes (his interest) from cowl to cowl and was now comfortable to assist the kids with homework. When motivated change may be so fast.
Tomorrow, I’ll submit one other version of myths and beliefs that maintain us again from making elementary modifications in class, or grownup life, which may save large stress for college students/dad and mom/lecturers and thousands and thousands of £ and {dollars} in diagnoses. Consider how a lot simpler it will be in class if everybody may learn and spell simply. Tomorrow we are going to discover whether or not you may be born Dyslexic, and whether or not it’s everlasting.
We’ve got a easy answer the federal government is trying to find: There may be often a phonics screening check in 12 months 1, so we’ve got produced a “pleasant visible check-in” for each baby within the Reception 12 months. That is undoubtedly not a check however only a dialog about utilizing psychological photos for footage, comprehension and phrases. We’ve got expertise of doing this, and if they’re combating any side, we will merely train them how one can make it simpler. It’s greater than doubtless the coed has simply by no means thought to make use of this talent. Within the reception 12 months, 4-5-year-olds have heads full of images, so they’ll simply verify that and realise how they’ll study successfully and handle their footage.
If you wish to study extra about this, do be part of our free CPD assembly on Tuesday, 1st April at 8pm UK time, to get the abstract of this easy “pleasant visible check-in for tinys”. (This occasion, that’s usually for practitioners, is, this time, open to all excited about methods to help Early Years, together with dad and mom and grandparents). “An oz of prevention is price a ton of remediation”. You’ll learn to discover the very important fundamentals wanted for literacy earlier than a toddler develops important challenges. As well as, each baby will have the ability to retain and enhance all these fabulous visible expertise they had been born with.
As soon as your reception class all have precious expertise about utilizing visible reminiscence, it is possible for you to to maneuver on to Scaffolding Straightforward Literacy beneath and to boost any phonics program. The schedule for different free webinars is beneath.
Scaffolding Straightforward Literacy provides each father or mother and instructor easy expertise to alter what is going on with a phonics-only technique for each baby. In 60 minutes, you’ll uncover why your distinctive visible scholar struggles with a phonics-only method and assist them to merge orthographic (footage) of phrases with phonics, to hurry up all points of literacy.
If in case you have any questions, your subsequent steps are as follows:
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Empowering Studying practitioners coach youngsters and adults, with or and not using a analysis to learn how to make literacy, maths and ADHD simpler, constructing on their visible strengths. We train privately and in faculties. We even have one practitioner who’s operating workshops for grandparents to grasp their ADHD youngsters.
- For literacy we use an method that permits college students to activate the a part of the visible mind that retains letters and phrases for fluency, in order that they don’t must get caught in decoding for ever. It is a very easy step for inventive visible thinkers. College students will nonetheless use phonics for brand spanking new phrases, however they’ll first have constructed up an unlimited vocabulary of phrases visually to allow good literacy. We additionally use their visible reminiscence for comprehension and bettering handwriting.
- For ADHD we use 5 easy steps to regulate psychological photos, audio chatter and improve focus.
Listed below are the workshop dates for the following 2 months of 2025. Do join and be part of our neighborhood:
Monday seventh April 8pm UK time Neurodiverse Strengths and Challenges – there are a lot of neurodivergent strengths which might be nicely price exploring to offer you totally different views on neurodiversity. Click on right here to guide without cost
Tuesday eighth April at 8pm UK time Exploring Psychological Photos, for individuals who really feel they don’t seem to be as inventive as they was once. Come and discover your individual psychological photos with us. Click on right here to guide without cost
14th April at 8pm UK time: Straightforward Literacy, bettering Dyslexia and Maths: Study the very important talent of visualising phrases for decreased anxiousness, Dyslexia and growing fluent spelling and studying. Click on right here to guide without cost
April fifteenth at 8pm UK time: Thriving with ADHD: Many tricks to find out about bettering ADHD in your baby and also you with out medicine. Click on right here to guide without cost
Monday twenty first April at 8pm UK time: Get better your vitality, together with bettering respiration and sleep – For many who are missing vitality, feeling overwhelmed and would love some expertise to enhance their vitality banks. Click on right here to guide
Tuesday twenty second April at 8pm A brand new class to assist dad and mom and instructing employees to help neurodiverse youngsters. Discover among the key matters that may actually make a distinction shortly. Click on right here to guide
We run common webinars to cowl these important expertise.
To discover extra of the guidelines and methods we’ve got for neurodivergent youngsters and adults, do click on right here. There may be even a free introductory video there. You’ll profit from all of the expertise we’ve got gained during the last 25 years working with neurodivergent college students.
My title is Olive Hickmott, I’m a well being and studying coach, specializing in working with neurodivergent college students. I’d be happy to help you in any approach I can.
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My newest books are:
The Elephants within the Classroom: utilizing each scholar’s pure energy of Psychological Imagery to boost studying: Neurodiversity via the lens of psychological Imagery.
Bridges to Success – Find out how to remodel Studying Difficulties
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