Touch Type Read Spell for Adults Case Study – Brian Playford Brian has now read over 120 books since using Touch-type Read and Spell. Two years ago, on his 70th birthday, Brian Playford’s wife gave him a computer, and his TTRS journey began. An accomplished and award winning engineer, Brian also describes himself as a… Read More »

Assisting your child or student is much easier when you know the steps to take. Here is a list to help you to get started. 1. Start observing your child and making notes about their strengths and weaknesses. 2. Start collecting samples of your child’s schoolwork and items that demonstrate their strengths and weaknesses. 3.… Read More »

Physical Abuse and Dyslexia One third of adults with dyslexia report they were physically abused during their childhood A recent news and media article from Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Adults who have dyslexia are much more likely to report they were physically abused before they turned 18 than their peers without dyslexia, according to a new… Read More »

The dyslexia assessment – What is included? Having a formal diagnosis of your child’s learning disability is a must if you want to ensure your child has access to all the educational considerations that are available to them. As parents this is an important part of ensuring your child is provided with the best possible… Read More »

This article was provided courtesy of Prof. John Stein and the Dyslexia Research Trust Can Dyslexia Be Cured? It makes no sense to talk of ‘cure’ when dyslexia is not a disease. Dyslexics simply have different brains that find reading difficult, just as some of us find piano playing difficult. However our society places such… Read More »

A Question From A Parent My Dyslexic Child Has Started Lying Question Our young son has been diagnosed with ‘Dyslexia’ and is struggling at school. The hardest thing we are having trouble with is his constant ‘getting in trouble’ at school for bad behaviour and lying constantly. Is this also part of the dyslexic behaviour?… Read More »

Specialised schools for children with dyslexia – USA The Charles Armstrong School         Belmont, California www.charlesarmstrong.org   The Park Century School                  Los Angeles, California www.parkcenturyschool.org   The Summit School                            Los Angeles, California www.thesummitschool.org   The Prentice School                          Santa Ana, California www.prentice.org   Westmark School                   … Read More »

Why you need to know if your child has a learning disability or not It seems to be a general worldwide trend that there is a reluctance to label children with a specific learning disability and most parents will have their own view on this. The outcome of this reluctance to label is this, without some… Read More »

Dyslexia and School Getting to know a student with a learning disability A teacher is often told they have child with a learning disability in their class, but not what this means in any detail for the child or for the teacher. It is important that teachers have a complete picture of every student they… Read More »

Does Dyslexia Exist? Well to truly understand what dyslexia is, it’s best to start with the ongoing research of an expert…..Sally Shaywitz MD Who is Sally Shaywitz and what does her work on brain imaging show us? Sally Shaywitz MD, is a world-renowned leading expert on the study of dyslexia. She is a neuroscientist, and… Read More »

This article was provided courtesy of Prof. John Stein and the Dyslexia Research Trust Do I have Dyslexia? About Dyslexia What are the symptoms of Dyslexia? Difficulty learning to read despite normal intelligence, adequate teaching, and parental support. Family history of similar problems. Commoner in males. Childhood ‘milestones’ (crawling, walking, speaking, throwing) are often delayed.… Read More »

This article was provided courtesy of Prof. John Stein and the Dyslexia Research Trust  About Dyslexia What causes Dyslexia? There is no single ’cause’ of developmental dyslexia. The way in which dyslexia affects people differs from individual to individual, as do the reasons for the specific difficulties experienced. Children learn language and literacy skills best when… Read More »

Can you develop dyslexia is a question many people have? In short ‘NO’ you can’t! You either have it or you don’t! There are two main types of dyslexia that can affect an individual’s literacy skills. ‘Trauma dyslexia’ also known as ‘acquired dyslexia’ usually occurs after some form of brain trauma or injury to the… Read More »

Most children and teens with dyslexia or ongoing reading difficulties look at books very differently to those children and teens that pick up reading easily. They know through experience that books hold the key to a magical door of adventure, fantasy, information and incredible story telling, yet the struggle they experience when trying to read… Read More »