I was surprised recently to read a post that made me realise even experienced and active members of our neurodiverse community are not always as fully informed as we might expect. This has prompted me to write something explaining the types of screening and assessment someone might encounter when considering investigation of possible dyslexia. Continue reading
I asked recently what sorts of blogposts people would like to see, and one of the responses related to question words. This is a great topic, and I’ve decided to deal with it in three separate articles. The first relates to spelling and the second to using questions to develop reading and listening comprehension skills. Today, we’re looking at
I asked recently what sorts of blogposts people would like to see, and one of the responses related to question words. This is a great topic, and I’ve decided to deal with it in three separate articles. This is the first and it relates to spelling… Continue reading
Another week, another dyslexia and SpLD professionals’ event!
Support ideas for mathematical development for use at home or at school. Continue reading
Support ideas for mathematical development for use at home or at school. Continue reading
Support ideas for mathematical development for use at home or at school. Continue reading
Originally published to coincide with twelvetide (12 festive days 2017-18) Continue reading
Originally published to coincide with twelvetide (12 festive days 2017-18) Continue reading
For a more in-depth explanation of orthography, read this. Continue reading
Have you ever considered the proportion of nursery rhymes that include counting and numbers? Continue reading
For many countries in the northern hemisphere, the new academic year begins around the start of September. Continue reading
The last time I attended the show was 2014. Before that, I had been going regularly for a few years and had probably attended every year from 2010 or 2011. When you go to a show in the same venue every year, it gets to be a bit like visiting your regular supermarket, you know where certain stands will be, where the seminar rooms are, the best time to get served quickly and find a seat in the café, even the loo with the shortest queues… Continue reading
For certain students, traditional teaching methods are not always sufficient, and sometimes not appropriate, no matter how sensitively planned and delivered. Continue reading
It occurred to me that if you are already here, you might appreciate someone else’s perspective on literacy development and difficulties, so I’ve done a little round up of blogs you might like to check out: Continue reading
Sometimes, a parent will quietly ask their child’s class teacher or another parent if what they see in their child is ‘normal’. Other times, a teacher might ask their student’s previous teacher whether a particular conduct or difficulty is typical for that chid, or they might seek the advice of a more experienced colleague or specialist.
Over time, teachers will see many behaviour patterns in their students. Continue reading
Typical reading development might look something like this: Continue reading
This is one for teachers to put into practice and share with colleagues, and for parents to share with teachers and adapt to use at home. There are many small adjustments and adaptations that require minimal effort from an adult, but can make the world of different to a child. Continue reading
Continuing the theme of recent blogs on literacy acquisition, here we focus on symbol-sound (grapheme-phoneme) correspondence and early reading. Continue reading
