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World Book Day- March 2022

Here we are, ready (or may be not!) for World Book Day this week in the UK. It is often tradition for school children to dress up as their favourite book character and over 100 countries participate in World Book Day, when children of all ages come together to share the joy of reading forContinue reading “World Book Day- March 2022”

‘Twosday’ 22.02.2022

I can’t let today go past without posting a blog about today’s date written 22.2.22 or 22.02.2022, both of which are palindromes as the numbers read the same forwards and backwards. When the numbers are on a digital clock or screen, the date is also an ambigram as it can be read the same upsideContinue reading “‘Twosday’ 22.02.2022”

The Dyslexic Brain 16.2.22

We are all unique and our brains determine some of our strengths and weaknesses. The brain is divided into two hemispheres and each hemisphere is in charge of the opposite side of the body, so the right cerebral hemisphere receives sensory input from and directs movement on the left side of the body, while the leftContinue reading “The Dyslexic Brain 16.2.22”

PUFFIN AUTHORS ZOOM WEBINARS FEBRUARY 2022

Book a FREE Zoom webinar for your class this term, featuring a new and exciting Puffin author each week! At 10:30am on Friday mornings, Puffin authors will be beaming straight into classrooms across the country via a live Zoom webinar. Each of our 45-minute sessions will include a presentation from the author, giving your pupilsContinue reading “PUFFIN AUTHORS ZOOM WEBINARS FEBRUARY 2022”

Training and Tricky Spellings 6.2.22

Spelling Tricky Words (common exception words) Tricky words (common exception words) need to be sounded out as much as possible to read and spell using known grapheme/phoneme correspondence. However, they all have some ‘tricky’, irregular part which needs to be learned off by heart. The words to, too and two all sound the same andContinue reading “Training and Tricky Spellings 6.2.22”

2.2.22 RNIB Bookshare

An early blog post to make up for the late one last week! Here are details of a really useful webinar this week on Wednesday , 3rd February from RNIB Bookshare and Dolphin. RNIB Bookshare ensure that more people can read books in accessible formats. This includes helping dyslexic individuals who find it difficult accessingContinue reading “2.2.22 RNIB Bookshare”

30.1.22 Reading

I am a little later than usual publishing this week’s blog. I have had a busy couple of weeks trying to sort out a rather large (and it was getting larger) ‘to do’ tray! I don’t know about you, but when I have things starting to pile up all disorganised, my brain also goes intoContinue reading “30.1.22 Reading”

21.1.22 Helpful websites

Printed Resources This week, I thought I would share a few useful websites for educators to help support pupils. First, here are the sites I use most for printed resources. For a range of excellent printables, including assessments, games and curriculum support, I recommend ‘Twinkl’ on http://www.twinkl.co.uk and there are various memberships available. However, ifContinue reading “21.1.22 Helpful websites”

Details of training course

THURSDAY, 20 JANUARY 2022 FROM 19:00-20:30 Supporting Dyslexic Students with Maths-with Judy Hornigold From £3 · Online event I have just come across details of an online training course ‘Supporting Dyslexic Students with Maths’ , which has been organised by West Yorkshire PATOSS. I thought it was too good to miss out on and wanted to letContinue reading “Details of training course”

15.1.22 Dyslexia Awareness

Dyslexia in the Classroom leaflet Hello, I hope you all had a good week. This week, some educators were asking about leaflets with details regarding general support in the classroom for their dyslexic students. As part of an assignment for my dyslexia course, I had to design a leaflet for teachers to help them toContinue reading “15.1.22 Dyslexia Awareness”