#79 Shame, Dyslexia and the Power of Empathy with Stan Gloss
A conversation about shame and dyslexia and the power of empathy with Stan Gloss, inspired by Brene Brown’s books on shame. Two years ago we made a mind map animation video of the story of Stan Gloss ...
11 Elo 202058min
#78 Dyslexic Author and Interpreter: dyslexia traits other than reading
Karen Murdarasi said she had no difficulty in reading. She was doing well at school and didn’t remember having trouble school. She remembered being called careless by her parents and teachers but she ...
4 Elo 202058min
#77 Headteacher of Dyslexia School Moonhall hopes for more dyslexia schools
Driven by the growing frustration that she didn’t have enough skills to help dyslexic children, she trained for the Level 5 specific learning difficulty teacher training course at the Helen Arkell Dys...
28 Heinä 20201h 7min
#76 Adjustments to the Arrangements; Is it worth it? Moira Thomson, MBE part 2
This is the 2nd part of our talk with Moira Thomson, MBE. In this episode, she talked about accommodations. Is it really worth it to have young people have adjustments to the arrangements? Is it not c...
21 Heinä 202054min
#75 Five decades of Dyslexia provision devlopment in Scotland with Moira Thomson, MBE part 1
In this episode, we have a special guest. Moira Thomson, who got an MBE from the Queen, the sovereign of the UK – Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland, for her service to children and familie...
14 Heinä 202043min
#74 Getting Dyslexia research accessible to teachers and parents. Prof Sara Shunkwiler
As a trainer of teachers who train other teachers, Sara Shunkwiler, a professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Education and tutor of dyslexia, finds it hard to access research about dyslexia a...
7 Heinä 202059min
#73 Learning support specialist talks about having a complete dyslexia support not just assistive tech
Steve McCue stopped going to school at age 14 because he did not think he had the academic ability. He worked different jobs and performed in festivals as a musician but at age 35 he went back to sch...
30 Kesä 202059min
#72 12-year-old with dyslexia talks about writing your own story
When Evie found out she was dyslexic she cried in the car saying “I don’t want to be different. Don’t tell anybody.” Now she and her mum, Janine, sat down with Darius to share about their dyslexia sto...
23 Kesä 20201h
