Monthly Archives: August 2012

Excellent review from the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre for Bridges to Success

Posted on August 27, 2012 by olivehickmott

My thanks to Bernadette McLean, CEO of the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre, who has reviewed “Bridges to Success – How to Transform Learning Difficulties.” Here is an extract, full review at hadcreview: “Grounding is a technique to use when people … Continue reading →

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Empowering Health: New insights for those who care for people with Dementia

Posted on August 26, 2012 by olivehickmott

For many years I have wanted to bring to the community of people interested in health, some of the insights I have received about Dementia and Alzheimer’s, for the point of view of a better understanding of memory loss. Many … Continue reading →

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Anyone can have a gold medal for literacy

Posted on August 5, 2012 by olivehickmott

Listening to all the stories of our athletes’ experiences at the Olympics this week I realised just how many parallels there are with the students I coach. Everything we do is modelled on how people succeed. 1. You take apart a … Continue reading →

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A message of gratitude

Posted on August 1, 2012 by olivehickmott

On Saturday, Olympics 2012 were kind enough to organise the world’s biggest party for me; so kind – it was my birthday.  The thing that was really lovely was that everyone I met all day were in such a good … Continue reading →

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