October is an important month for the dyslexia community. Organisations work together, trying to make more people aware of dyslexia. A lot of information, publications and resources are available to all, mostly free, especially during this week 5-11th October.
Nessy are offering free enrolment to their Understanding Dyslexia course during this week. Go to https://nessy.com/en-gb/dyslexia-awareness-week-2026/ for more information. This short, practical course covers the fundamentals of dyslexia – helping you understand how to identify early signs and provide effective support at home. This is definitely worth a look, as it can give you a greater understanding of dyslexia.
This year, during Dyslexia Awareness week, the British Dyslexia Association will focus on dyslexic adults and their experiences of work and the workplace. They are looking at how recruitment, communication, workplace systems, management and access to adjustments can affect dyslexic employees.
Although we often think of the struggles at school, dyslexia is lifelong and affects all ages. Therefore, the workplace can present lots of new barriers to overcome. Go to https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/ for more helpful information.
Made by Dyslexia have made a new video ‘What is Dyslexia?’ which they are hoping many people will come across when they search for the answer to this question. This video was made to try to ensure that every dyslexic child, and everyone around them, understands that dyslexia can be a brilliant and different way of thinking. The short video gives an insight into the strengths that a dyslexic individual may have. The video can be found on https://whatisdyslexia.org/#watch-the-film and more information on the web page https://www.madebydyslexia.org/
More useful videos can be found on BBC Bitesize. These videos are especially useful for schoolchildren to watch to help them understand dyslexia and often feature dyslexic youngsters who share their experiences. https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/articles/zkw7qfr
Just a reminder that Louise Selby on https://louiseselbydyslexia.com/morph-mastery/ delivers lots of training on morphology, which is such a benefit to the dyslexia learner and in fact any learners who have difficulties with reading/spelling. Morph Mastery is incorporated into many of my lessons.
What have I being up to this past year? It has been a while since I last posted on here, as there never seems enough time in the day. However, Dyslexia Awareness Month was not going to slip by without me adding a little bit more information for you all. I cannot believe that my site is still attracting over 500 views each month. I do hope it has been helpful to all those viewers and I will start to update the pages more over the coming months. Maybe today you can pass the details on to someone who might find it useful. Send them this link http://www.dyslexias.blog Seeing so many views and receiving so many positive comments does make it all seem worthwhile. I know my students and families find the information useful to help them remember spelling rules.
I am still tutoring online, meeting some amazing students and their families. So many children with dyslexia have lost their confidence and self esteem, so it is very satisfying to help them gain back this confidence and enjoy learning again. I just help students find ways to overcome barriers, by giving them strategies and help them understand topics which they are finding difficult. The real work comes from the student themselves, by applying this in day to day activities and progressing to reach their full potential.
Maths can be a problem for the dyslexic learner, with weaknesses with working memory, processing, phonological awareness and focus affecting all activities. However, sometimes difficulties in maths can be due to dyscalculia. Dyscalculia can be co-occuring with dyslexia or exist on its own. Therefore, I have been studying dyscalculia in detail this year, to ensure that I can help those with dyscalculia as well as those with dyslexia. This course has been very informative and is so useful helping to understand difficulties in maths. Although it has taken a lot of my time to study and write up assignments, it has been so worthwhile. Hopefully, I will be an accredited Dyscalculia Tutor by the end of the year, so I can help more students alongside my Specialist Dyslexia tutoring.
Enjoy the colours of autumn and I will try to update you all before Christmas! Take care. PJ 🙂
