Tag Archives: spelling

Visual Thinking 101_9 I could have learned to read 50 years earlier

Posted on January 10, 2023 by olivehickmott

I could have learned to read fluently 50 years earlier. There is nothing wrong with my brain!. How many children these days still have their ability to read and write delated for a lifetime? We have the neuroscience now. Is … Continue reading →

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Flipping Dyslexia 101: Neurodivergent Teddy

Posted on September 27, 2021 by olivehickmott

Transcript: Good morning this is a story about neurodivergent teddy. This is part of my series of learning to thrive with dyslexia and adhd I want to tell you a story about a little boy called Freddie who came to … Continue reading →

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Has lockdown shone a light……

Posted on February 15, 2021 by olivehickmott

on how much your children are struggling with literacy or diagnosed Dyslexic and you want to find out how best to help them. I can assure you that many parents are feeling just like you and you may have little … Continue reading →

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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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