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Monthly Archives: April 2020
Neurodivergent Wednesday – come and explore
Terrified of Maths? Recording here on Youtube Anyone terrified of maths? In just a few minutes you will learn the key to improving mental arithmetic. It’s easier than you think even for very young children. Recording here on Youtube Following … Continue reading
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Tagged #ASD, ADHD, empoweringlearning, maths, mentalarithmetic, mentalimagery, neurodivergent, theelephantsintheclassroom
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Does your world seem upside down?
Reducing the stress of reading, it’s magic. Register here Last week I talked about progressing from object words to non-object words. This week I am going to discuss word recognition for reading. 2pm: Getting control of mental imagery for ASD … Continue reading
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3 true stories that turned around struggling literacy
Here is a short video about how mental imagery can change poor literacy for anyone. The first 2 were in special needs school. The last student on the gifted and talented register and below is his story in his own … Continue reading
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Tagged doubledore, Dyslexic, gifted, literacy, specialneeds, visualise, visualisewords
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Reducing the stress of reading: it’s magic
Last week I talked about simple word recognition of short object words, this week I am going to talk, in 10 mins, about: 1. Banishing the stress of reading 2. The position of the book 3. Recognising known words. A … Continue reading
Coming out of ICU
Yesterday’s Guardian had this section, entitled “Learning to breathe again: the long road to recovery from Covid-19”. The ICU service is exceptional and this article reminded both my husband and I of his 7-day stay in ICU, during a hospitalisation … Continue reading
Teaching neurodivergent kids to read and spell visually
Are you having trouble helping your child to move on from phonics, which they may or may not find difficult, to word recognition? Teddy is here to help you with this 10 minute video. A little boy came to see … Continue reading
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Neurodivergent kids can enjoy reading object words
Are you having trouble helping your child to move on from phonics, which they may or may not find difficult, to word recognition? Teddy is here to help you. A little boy came to see me one day as he … Continue reading
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Tagged creativekids, lockdown, phonics, reading, spelling, teddy, visuallearners
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