Monthly Archives: May 2014

Empowering Learning exhibiting at Dyslexia

Posted on May 29, 2014 by olivehickmott

I have taken an exhibition stand at Dyslexia Action’s annual conference in Lincoln; the Dyslexia Guild, 19th June 2014.  The is a packed schedule of interesting talks and I should love you to call by and say hello. At Empowering … Continue reading →

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Turning back the clock on Dementia

Posted on May 28, 2014 by olivehickmott

Everyone these days knows of someone with Dementia, whether they are a close relative, friend, friend of a friend, customer or a client.  There is so much of it about it is very difficult to avoid it.  And for everyone … Continue reading →

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“Reading Pictures” published in Every Child Journal

Posted on May 28, 2014 by olivehickmott

In the current edition of the Every Child Journal, from http://www.teachingtimes.com Empowering Learning has an article entitled “Reading pictures”. “Often missed and frequently misunderstood, dyslexia has been the ruin of many children’s school ambitions. So can mental imagery make the difference? … Continue reading →

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“Labels are for cans, not people”

Posted on May 27, 2014 by olivehickmott

“Labels are for cans, not people” a quote attributed to Anthony Rapp.  This comment is particularly relevant to the labels of learning difficulties. Some people have one, some people a whole host of co-morbid labels and some people who have … Continue reading →

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Advice from aspergerexperts.com

Posted on May 27, 2014 by olivehickmott

At Empowering Learning we have a great deal of respect for these guys, at http://www.aspergerexperts.com, they know much about Asperger’s from the inside and are articulating the challenges and solutions.  This is their post today As you all may have heard, … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Fed Up with NLP

Posted on May 27, 2014 by olivehickmott

Learning the NLP4kids skills is a great combination with Empowering Learning. (3 Days Until Your Opportunity to Sign Up to Our Discovery Day This Saturday Closes.) There’s something about NLP that has bothered me for a long time now. NLP is flaky. And NLPers … Continue reading →

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Grounding reduces Learning Difficulties

Posted on May 23, 2014 by olivehickmott

Grounding can have dramatic effects on reducing many different learning difficulties; we have found it to be the missing and essential ingredient. We teach grounding through an extremely simple exercise that everyone can do. Before we go any further this … Continue reading →

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Empowering Learning is at the Dyslexia Research family fun day 31st May

Posted on May 15, 2014 by olivehickmott

This is always a good day out and an opportunity for the charity to get more awareness out to the general public about Dyslexia. Empowering Learning has a stand there and we are introducing our new Energy Bears.  The Energy Bear reduces … Continue reading →

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The Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre: Empowering Learning

Posted on May 14, 2014 by olivehickmott

“It is a great honour to be running a training programme at the famous Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre, I look forward to seeing you there.” Olive Hickmott The Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre : Short Courses Empowering Learning:  A new perspective on … Continue reading →

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Free Health and Learning video resources

Posted on May 11, 2014 by olivehickmott

The free video resources page of the IAHL just had a major update; great resources for Health and Learning Difficulties http://ow.ly/wIEu9 We will be adding more soon. Please help your friends by telling them about these resources.

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