#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
#71 Ebola and Coronavirus doctor discusses her dyslexia. Dr. Janet Scott,
How you can fail an easier multiple-choice medical exam and get 98% in a harder diagnostic exam! Discussing strategies she uses in medicine and research. Plus her COVID drug research trial in Glasgow ...
16 Kesä 20201h 3min
#70 Tip: Planning with dyslexia: 3 tips that can help
Want a few tips on planning with dyslexia? Here are my top 3 tips for helping children with dyslexia get things done: Tip #1: Tasks need to take less than 25 min to complete. Tip #2 “Tell them to retu...
11 Kesä 202019min
#69 Tip: Stop looking at spelling and start looking at content
Today we are going to talk about the valuable connections the minds of dyslexic thinkers can make. The problem is that dyslexia can get in the way with poor spelling, grammar, and handwriting but once...
10 Kesä 202026min
