I spend a lot of time with students teaching them how to read. For most dyslexic learners, that means a lot of work on phonemic...

I’ve heard over and over again in my time as a reading tutor that the English language is so hard because it doesn’t have any rules. And...

There has been a bit of press around lately about how to help our dyslexic students the best. Minister Tracy Martin has recently...

Writing is a known difficulty for dyslexic students everywhere. They often struggle with the physical act of forming letters, trying to...

Teaching dyslexic children to read Having a child with dyslexia can be a frustrating experience. They have difficulties keeping up with...

It’s no secret that I am a fan of audiobooks. I always have one on the go, and have made my way through more literature than ever since...

What is working memory? Working memory is the information you can consciously hold in your mind in any given moment. It’s like a...

You may have heard of the ‘summer reading slide’, a phenomena where children are at standard at the end of the school year, but after six...

One of the best books I have read is called “The Dyslexic Advantage”, written by Doctors Brock and Fernette Eide. It changed my mindset...

Just like all of us, dyslexic learners are unique - the traits they display, and the severity of them vary from person to person....

It’s hard to imagine when your child is struggling that they’ll ever grow to love reading. I’m pretty sure I’d reject reading as a...

In my experience, a dyslexic child is an exhausted child after school each day. Homework is a minefield of tiredness, frustration,...

I am lucky that I have never been impacted by anxiety, but I have two dyslexic children who are. It took me a while to recognise it for...