Tag Archives: #jumpstartingliteracy

My child’s school report is scary

“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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Strengths of Dyslexia

If you are a parent of a child diagnosed with Dyslexia, you need to read this. We have been doing more work on the strengths and talents exhibited by people with various learning differences, including Dyslexia. Looking at people’s strengths enables … Continue reading

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DAA3: Does maths make you feel sick.

Sometimes numeracy is a much bigger challenge than literacy.  Indeed you may find literacy easy and numeracy very difficult/impossible or may have been diagnosed with Dyscalculia. People who are good at numeracy and mental maths can easily picture numbers in … Continue reading

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DAA2: Metacognition and “undoing” Dyslexia

To understand Dyslexia you need to understand how those with poor literacy are processing words and compare that with how those who find literacy easy. Luckily there is much neuroscience research that answers both of these questions. To spot the difference in everyday … Continue reading

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Dyslexia/ADHD Awareness DAA1

Especially for Dyslexia and ADHD Awareness Month 2016, Empowering Learning is offering you new perspectives, new insights and many learning points, in daily blogs.  You will be offered videos, youtube links and invaluable information, all for free.   Bring with … Continue reading

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