SEN training – Help your child learn to read, write and spell

Summer Holidays

The summer holidays are well under way and there are some great offers available for educators and parents. Nessy for Home Nessy for Home. Our back to school sale is now live!35% off Nessy Reading and Spelling, Hairy Reading, and Nessy Fingers until 24th August 2023.Use the code: BACK2SCHOOL Nessy is ideal if you are considering home educating, orContinue reading “Summer Holidays”

Free webinars and Resources April 2023

Are you a dyslexic student finding exam revision stressful? Or an educator wanting to help the dyslexic student to revise for exams? Join the BDA webinar on 11th April to learn alternative study skills designed to help you get the most out revision. It’s Free to attend and hosted by a qualified specialist dyslexia tutor.Continue reading “Free webinars and Resources April 2023”

27.10.22 Dyslexia, dyspraxia and Learned Helplessness

So, as October is coming to an end and Dyslexia Awareness month is nearly over, don’t forget to look on the Nessy website to sign up for their dyslexia training as it is still free for the next couple of days. Go to https://www.nessy.com/en-gb/free-resources/dyslexia-awareness-month. Nessy provide helpful training for parents as well as educators andContinue reading “27.10.22 Dyslexia, dyspraxia and Learned Helplessness”

20.5.22 Graphemes, Phonemes, Self Esteem and Training Sessions

Phonemes and Graphemes Do you know the difference? I know I specialise in dyslexia, but what is helpful for the dyslexic learner is beneficial to ALL learners. A lot of the explicit teaching used in dyslexic programmes is needed in everyday reading and spelling programmes. There are, however, a lot of misunderstandings amongst children andContinue reading “20.5.22 Graphemes, Phonemes, Self Esteem and Training Sessions”

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”