Jamie Oliver is doing an ideal job publicising the challenges of Dyslexia, and after we change the main target away from a deficit, the magic can occur.
We might help present multi-sensory educating for each little one, particularly these with a dyslexia prognosis who’ve distinctive visible abilities. After 25 years of follow we all know precisely how this may be achieved for all main kids. We’ve got been gifting away FREE on-line coaching to assist dad and mom, kids and lecturers (see hyperlinks to affix in under) perceive how Dyslexic brains wor okay, constructed on the neuroscience and experiences of teaching 1000’s of individuals over the past 25 years. Watch a baby’s eyes and see when they’re accessing their very own psychological photographs. We additionally want to grasp that the continued stress and disgrace of poor literacy can present up in poor behaviour and ADHD like signs.
The important thing to understanding our present kids and their studying types is to discover Visible Pondering, these footage you maintain in your head that have an effect on each neurodiverse mind. We see college students with distinctive psychological photographs which are their pure means of studying, however they get labelled with a set of overlapping circumstances. If you see a baby’s strengths you will notice a special little one. In fact, they’ve distinctive abilities, and it’s the world round them that has to alter and supply multi-sensory studying for each little one within the class. Once we allow a baby to study utilizing their strengths there isn’t a want for an evaluation or screening as their intrinsic motivation takes over to fireside their enthusiasm for studying.
Shifting again into the early years
Lately, we now have moved the paradigm again into the early years to make the transition into faculty as seamless as attainable. We intention to see all neurodiverse kids utilizing their visible abilities to additional develop their studying within the Reception Yr (4-5 years) after which discover decoding and mapping new phrases straightforward. That is achieved by merely adjusting the order of growing literacy abilities – psychological photographs first, adopted by phonics for phrases you possibly can already visualise. Delaying the introduction of phonics for phrases you aren’t visualising, will really speed up literacy and scale back stress. This complete visible studying setting is appropriate for all younger kids. These are the talents they’re born with and when inspired to make use of these pure abilities they’ll speed up quicker and be happier.
Visualising Phrase – An important talent for Literacy. Watch my YouTube video right here for a 5-minute demonstration. https://youtu.be/b8eVJDjRVPg?si=qB9a0RptSV3Njj2_
[i] 25 years of teaching neurodiverse minds at http://www.empoweringlearning.co.uk
So what’s going on inside your thoughts, or your little one’s thoughts? How do you discover their strengths for creativity, curiosity, problem-solving, and a lot extra? Come be part of our common free session and uncover extra of your hidden skills in “Neurodiverse Strengths“. (hyperlinks and dates under). No one must be mounted we simply want the world round us to grasp extra.
When you’ve got any questions, your subsequent steps might help you study extra:
- Give me a free name and learn how to make literacy simpler in your little one/pupil: +44-7970-854388
- Be part of one in all our free group teaching calls under
- Signal as much as the month-to-month publication that offers you all of the dates of occasions.
- If you wish to study extra about the entire story of visible thinkers and learners, please sign-up to our common publication right here:
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Empowering Studying practitioners additionally coach kids and adults, with or and not using a prognosis, to learn how to make literacy, maths, and ADHD simpler by 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 kids.
- For literacy we use an method that allows college students to activate the a part of the visible mind that retains letters and phrases for fluency, in order that they don’t have to get caught in decoding for ever. It is a very easy step for artistic visible thinkers. College students will nonetheless use phonics for brand 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 enhancing handwriting.
- For ADHD we use 5 easy steps to regulate psychological photographs, audio chatter and improve focus.
Listed below are the workshop dates for the subsequent few weeks of 2025. Do join and be part of our group:
Thursday seventeenth July at 8pm UK time: Simple Literacy for enhancing Dyslexia: Study the very important talent of visualising phrases for decreased anxiousness, Dyslexia and growing fluent spelling and studying. Click on right here to guide free of charge
Tues 1st July or Wed thirtieth July at 8pm UK time: Thriving with ADHD: Many tricks to find out about enhancing ADHD in your little one and also you with out treatment. Click on right here to guide free of charge
Wednesday twenty third July at 8pm Help your Neurodiverse Youngster: A brand new class to assist dad and mom and educating employees to help neurodiverse kids. Discover among the key subjects that may actually make a distinction rapidly. Click on right here to guide free of charge
Monday 14th July at 8pm UK time Neurodiverse Strengths and Challenges – there are various neurodivergent strengths which are nicely value exploring to present you completely different views on neurodiversity. Click on right here to guide free of charge
Monday twenty second July at 8pm UK time Serving to change early indicators of Dyslexia in Early Yr (EYFS). Come and be part of this thrilling new undertaking: this ideas that may minimise Dyslexia and even keep away from it. Click on right here to guide free of charge
Monday June thirtieth or twenty eighth July at 8pm UK time Maths. Studying tips on how to visualise numbers is a good asset for arithmetic, come and study the methods. Chick right here to guide free of charge.
Not out there till September 2025
Recuperate your power, together with enhancing respiratory and sleep – For individuals who are missing power, feeling overwhelmed and would really like some abilities to enhance their power banks. Click on right here to guide
Exploring Psychological Footage, for individuals who really feel they aren’t as artistic as they was. Come and discover your individual psychological photographs with us. Click on right here to guide free of charge
We run common webinars to cowl these important abilities.
To discover extra of the ideas and methods we now have for neurodivergent kids 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 now have gained over the past 25 years working with neurodiverse 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 means I can.
You might be welcome to contact me olive@empoweringlearning.co.uk
Right here you will discover my studying platform for a few of my coaching programmes and free stay webinars www.visualkids.co.uk
You can see different helpful data and Practitioner Coaching at http://www.empoweringlearning.co.uk
Right here is my YouTube channel for extra free assets: https://www.youtube.com/c/OliveHickmott
My newest books are:
The Elephants within the Classroom: utilizing each pupil’s pure energy of Psychological Imagery to reinforce studying: Neurodiversity via the lens of psychological Imagery.
Bridges to Success – The best way to remodel Studying Difficulties
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