Tag Archives: Empowering Learning

Flipping Dyslexia 101: Missing skill of picturing words

Posted on September 16, 2021 by olivehickmott

Have your children struggled with literacy over the last year of interrupted education? They may have missed out on the simple skill to picture words; a vital skill for fluent reading and writing. In 23 years of teaching students (adults … Continue reading →

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How is home schooling going?

Posted on July 11, 2020 by olivehickmott

Due to Covid-19 millions of parents have been attempting home schooling, without any preparation or training. Of course, they have been having a whole range of experiences from very good to deeply distressing for a number of reasons. I have … Continue reading →

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My child’s school report is scary

Posted on July 5, 2017 by olivehickmott

“My child’s school report is frankly scary.  I know he is bright, creative and imaginative but his report card says he is disinterested, unfocused, disruptive and dropping way behind his peers in literacy. His reading seems to be getting a bit better, … Continue reading →

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Empowering Learning in offender rehabilitation

Posted on September 2, 2015 by olivehickmott

A few years ago, Olive Hickmott was approached by David Apparicio and Jackie Hewitt-Main separately, two entrepreneurs, whom had a passion for working with offenders in custody to give them a second chance in life. This is a brief review … Continue reading →

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1st Empowering Learning Conference 24th September in Central London

Posted on June 10, 2015 by olivehickmott

Do come and join us at the 1st Empowering Learning Conference 24th September in Central London, for Practitioners  We are really excited to announce this conference, called Igniting the Energy of Collaboration.   It is 10 years since the Empowering Learning … Continue reading →

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Would you like a 95.15% success rate to change Dyslexia?

Posted on March 4, 2015 by olivehickmott

Recently we have been surveying Empowering Learning Practitioners to ask their success rate, when working with students.  It is now well accepted that: recognising words on the page is a skill of fluent readers being able to access a mental … Continue reading →

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Cambridge NLP practice group event: Empowering Learning

Posted on January 21, 2015 by olivehickmott

Recently I talked at the Cambridge NLP Practice group about Empowering Learning.  This is what John Kendall, their chairman said:  ” We invited Olive Hickmott to talk to our practise group on how  NLP knowledge aids learning. Instead she gave … Continue reading →

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Discover how to help your children with literacy and numeracy, for FREE: Primrose Hill, London, 28th Oct

Posted on October 15, 2014 by olivehickmott

Would you like to know more about how children learn and how you can help them improve literacy and numeracy. There is a great opportunity at learn more at a free workshop in Primrose Hill Community Library, London, Tuesday 28th … Continue reading →

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Dyslexia Awareness Week 3rd-8th Nov 2014

Posted on October 5, 2014 by olivehickmott

For Dyslexia Awareness Week, we are helping families and schools discover how bright children, who have great mental images, use them to improve literacy and numeracy in minutes, all for free.  This has a really positive effect on those diagnosed with Dyslexia. … Continue reading →

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Half of Children Leave reception unready for school

Posted on September 23, 2014 by olivehickmott

Sarah Boseley, reports for the Guardian today this terrifying statistic that comes from Sir Michael Marmot’s  The Institute of Health Equity. There is one vital measure that hasn’t been included in the assessment of the literacy and numeracy of 5 … Continue reading →

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