What Does the SBS Program to Improve Literacy "Lost For Words” Cover? Have you been watching the SBS 3-part documentary series “Lost for Words” that has been following the brave literacy-challenged participants as they take part in a program to...
Helping dyslexic students read can help to shift their confidence and lives enormously. Angus was 15 years old when he came to me – and his reading level was that of an 8-year old. This was not for a lack of trying on mum’s part. Being a teacher,...
When you know which students are dyslexic and recognise how they learn, that is a great first step. But for most teachers that means very little. They have neither the time, nor the resources, energy or training to really help these students. If...
There are many areas of teaching I wouldn’t have a clue on how to add information or training to a teacher - or even comment on. However, there is one area that I have seen struggles, where most teachers are not experiencing enough progress: How to...
What if MultiLit and MiniLit are NOT helping your student? The phonics approach has helped many students to read. But what if your student or your child has not only failed to thrive using years of phonics, but is continuously getting further...
I have watched Josh Kaufman along with 22 million viewers on Youtube about “The first 20 hours and how to learn anything”. Naturally, I had to put it to a test: Can an adult with dyslexia, with average or poor reading skills learn to read in twenty hours? And what steps would allow this shortcut to happen?
It's Easy To Just Focus on Limits With Dyslexia When I found out that my son was dyslexic - he was in Year 2 - I truly believed that he will be limited in his choices, the professions, degrees, jobs and opportunities! Deep down – when I am really...
How one Engineer went from an Anxious Reader to PhD. When Andrew contacted Barbara Hoi of Sydney Dyslexia to help him with his reading, he had no idea where this course would take him. Being…
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