Category: Support & Acccommodations

Frustration!

Posted on January 20, 2023January 17, 2023 by Kelsie Olds

Imagine this scenario: A 7-year-old with fine motor difficulties wakes up in the morning. He struggles to dress, because the clothes he wants to wear have buttons that are too small.

Reading for Understanding – The Dyslexic Way

Posted on July 15, 2022January 22, 2023 by Abigail Marshall

New research shows that in untimed conditions, dyslexic university students have markedly better comprehension skills than others.

Drop Everything and Read for Dyslexia!

Posted on March 4, 2022February 27, 2022 by DEAR for Dyslexia

DEAR is a literacy challenge- it stands for ‘Drop Everything and Read’. But it’s not a way of reading that

Test Anxiety and Exam Phobia

Posted on January 28, 2022January 27, 2022 by Richard Whitehead

A free webinar for parents. Test anxiety and exam phobia can be debilitating for bright but struggling picture-thinking dyslexics. Find

IcanRead – A tool for dyslexic people

Posted on October 8, 2021September 21, 2021 by Adam Gustavsson

As a father of a dyslexic son, I have looked into many tools and supportive measures to help him with

Are Dyslexic Accommodations Fair? Yes, Here’s Why

Posted on August 27, 2021July 16, 2021 by Arije-Aike de Haas

Studies have shown that some consider accommodations unfair, especially when the individual performs well. Still, there are many reasons why

Diagnosing Dyslexia: New Criteria, New Dyslexics?

Posted on April 16, 2021March 18, 2021 by Arije-Aike de Haas

In the mid-19th century, we defined dyslexia as an unexpected underachievement in otherwise intelligent individuals. The disagnosic statistic manual for

Is Dyslexia A Disability? Why Not to Trust the Label

Posted on January 22, 2021December 22, 2020 by Arije-Aike de Haas

Is dyslexia a disability?” Yes, officially dyslexics carry the label “disabled.” Dyslexia is explicitly mentioned as a disability in the

The Dyslexic Statistic

Posted on November 6, 2020September 5, 2021 by Hayley Butcher

Dyslexia is a common neurodiversity that is ever or omnipresent across all cultures, ages, and societies. Worldwide statistics emphasise than

The Dress Rehearsal

Posted on August 28, 2020September 7, 2021 by Patrick Courtois

A Very Special Time In this unprecedented period in human history, children and students of all ages have never experienced

The Benefits of Humour

Posted on April 3, 2020September 8, 2021 by Hayley Butcher

Laughter is infectious. Sometimes I don’t even know what a person is laughing at, yet it makes me burst out

The Sociology of Dyslexia

Posted on March 13, 2020September 9, 2021 by Hayley Butcher

Dyslexia is often considered purely in a medical or biological sense. The social model also explores social, cultural and political concerns.

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