Tag Archives: spelling

Changing Dyslexia for a new decade

Posted on May 19, 2020 by olivehickmott

. Whilst so many children are being home schooled parents are having all sorts of challenges and are often realising just how much their children are struggling with literacy. This is an offer to you to take a different perspective … Continue reading →

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Neurodivergent kids can enjoy reading object words

Posted on April 6, 2020 by olivehickmott

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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Free webinar: How is it my child can read and not spell the same words?

Posted on February 14, 2020 by olivehickmott

There is a very simple reason as to why some children find reading reasonable and spelling so difficult.  It is unlikely you have been taught the reason for this in school or how to overcome these challenges. Joining us for … Continue reading →

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Dyslexia Awareness Week

Posted on September 18, 2019 by olivehickmott

Dyslexia Awareness week 7th-11th October. Do your bright creative neurodivergent children struggle with literacy? Find out how literacy can be made much easier even for dyslexics. On Wed 9th Oct, 9:00am or 7:30pm. Come along and join our free webinar: … Continue reading →

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Reading for Visual Learners

Posted on August 31, 2019 by olivehickmott

MONDAY FREE IN REDBOURN LIBRARY 2-3 pm ⭐️ Reading Workshop with Olive Hickmott ⭐️ Is your child struggling to spell or read and you don’t know how to help them? This happens to many creative, imaginative children who have other great skills! … Continue reading →

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Why is it easier to spell in some languages than others?

Posted on October 2, 2017 by olivehickmott

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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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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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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Is imposing Synthetic phonics “almost abuse”

Posted on January 28, 2014 by olivehickmott

According to Andrew Davis, research fellow at Durham University, insisting that children who can already read when they start school must learn synthetic phonics is “almost a form of abuse”.  There are several reports about his publication To read or … Continue reading →

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#OECD report : are we asking the wrong question

Posted on December 3, 2013 by olivehickmott

OK we have a gloomy picture, from the #PISA report, of our ability to teach good #literacy, #numeracy and #science to 15 year olds this time.  Lets learn from this and look at why we haven’t progressed in the last … Continue reading →

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