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Monthly Archives: October 2017
To do mental maths you need mental images of numbers
When I was a small child I was great at mental maths, I took my GCSE a year early (that was unheard of in those days) and packed in 3 “A” level Maths in the next 2 years. I was … Continue reading
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Neurodiversity Revolution ..#g2
Excellent article about the real strengths of neurodiversity, in particular Autism in this article. It talks about how business is catching on to the possibilities of people who think differently. I love the quote, that “if you’ve got a team … Continue reading
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Dyslexics don’t need to have poor literacy
I know this title may offend some people but this is Dyslexia Awareness Week and this little fact ought to be widely known. I do hope I get some well thought through responses that I can reply to. There are … Continue reading
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#Great Spatial Awareness and #Dyslexia or #ADHD
Do you have the ability to turn 2D images into 3D images in your mind’s eye? For example when looking at an ordnance survey map, which is flat, can you turn the 2D contour lines into 3D images of mountains … Continue reading
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What is behind the strengths of #Dyslexia, #ADHD, etc
I am delighted that so many people are recognising the strengths of #Dyslexia, #ADHD, and other Neurodivergent ways of thinking and learning. Especially initiatives like #madebydyslexia and #youwillfailher. Creativity, imagination and generation of new ideas are common strengths, and what … Continue reading
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“Every word you want to spell, you may have already recognised”
Can you read better than you can spell? This is a common experience in English, and a question I get asked frequently, so how does that happen? The answer is that for reading the student has progressed from breaking down … Continue reading
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Why is it easier to spell in some languages than others?
Whether we are writing/reading in English or Spanish, the challenge should be the same, but is it? Why are we teaching only phonics in a language like English that I am told is only 46% phonetically correct? How do we learn homophones … Continue reading
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Are you Dyslexic and can picture words?
There are 10,000s of bright, creative and exceptional children and adults diagnosed as Dyslexic, without the skill to visualise words. Would you be curious that 100% of all the Dyslexics that I and other Empowering Learning coaches have met, and … Continue reading
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Dyslexia and Word Recognition
Can you do word recognition? When you see a word you have seen before can you simply recognize it, or do you need to decode it. Dyslexia Awareness Week is here, so its time to think differently about our struggling … Continue reading
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