International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day and on the British Dyslexia Association’s youtube channel, dyslexia amabassador Adelle Tracey shares what this day means to her.
Nessy
I regularly use the fabulous Nessy computer programme when working with students who find reading or spelling tricky and Nessy.com really advocate for dyslexic individuals. The company was founded by Mike Jones and his mother in order to help dyslexic learners like himself. Pat Jones discovered many strategies to help her son Mike learn to read and spell when he was young. Go to my previous blog Talking about Nessy etc to read about their inspiring story.
It is really important that educators understand how dyslexic individuals learn best so that these students can reach their full potential. The team of Nessy are awarding prizes to celebrate teachers who are going above and beyond to support neurodiversity. Do you know a Dyslexia aware teacher? A teacher who has gone above and beyond supporting diverse learners? Nominate your teacher by emailing news@nessy.com or sending them a direct message on facebook messenger. Tell Nessy how the teacher is supporting dyslexic students and diverse learners. Finalists and winners win great prizes. Nominate a teacher you know today. Deadline for nominations is the 24th March!
For those educators and parents who want to find out more about dyslexia and how best to support dyslexic individuals, go to the Nessy page https://www.nessy.com/en-gb/dyslexia-explained/how-to-help-dyslexia.
Watch and share this youtube video about Sophie , a nine year old girl who is dyslexic and struggles with reading and spelling. She talks about how she feels about dyslexia and how she finds ways to do things differently.
Many other difficulties may co-occur with dyslexia, including dysgraphia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia. I will try to include more details of these difficulties and strategies that can be used to support individuals in next week’s blog.
Have a good week everyone and try and make some time for yourselves. PJ 🙂
“You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream.”
Les Brown
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