Dyslexia Tutoring South Cambs

31/12/2022

Happy New Year! Wishing you all the best for 2023 xx

03/10/2022

This fact sheet is fantastic! Particularly the section about what ‘Dyslexia is NOT…’

This weeks marks the start of dyslexia awareness week ❤️

A useful reminder that our young people are affected each and everyday by their diagnosis

We celebrate that difference and employ reasonable adjustments to ensure they are the best versions of themselves that they can be ❤️

19/09/2022

Today, we join the millions of people across the world in mourning Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and in celebrating her lifelong commitment to serving the nation. We continue to offer our sincere condolences to the Royal Family during this difficult time, including our lifelong supporter, HRH Princess Beatrice.

We will forever remember her incredible legacy, duty and dedication to supporting the work of charities.

05/08/2022

It’s finally holiday time!!
I haven’t been very active on here for a few weeks but there is exciting times coming for Dyslexia Tutoring South Cambs - stay tuned! Holiday first though 😘

01/07/2022

How amazing is this!

Thanks to our campaigning, is now a searchable skill on LinkedIn. It's in the dictionary, too! But what is Dyslexic Thinking?

Learn all about it in our definitive guide, THIS is Dyslexia https://amzn.to/3ntuQT2 and take our Dyslexic Thinking skills test online www.madebydyslexia.org/quiz to see if you have the skills of the future.



(Richard Branson / Virgin / LinkedIn / Dictionary.com)

29/06/2022

Absolutely!! How we teach literacy needs a complete overhaul (in my humble opinion!!)

📣 Get involved in our research as 'what's good for dyslexic learners is good for all learners.' ​

We'd like to use our research to influence the screening & teacher training bill. Please have your say here 👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/DyslexiaInSchoolsSurvey

27/06/2022

Now that Wimbledon is imminent, it got me thinking about famous dyslexic sportspeople and how having dyslexia truly is their superpower.

Tom Lewis's show at the Open boosts the theory of a link between on-field success and the medical condition

02/06/2022

Enjoy the long weekend everyone!
See you next week!! X

31/05/2022

For anyone that is interested a fantastic touch-typing programme - this really supports dyslexic learners and I can't recommend it enough! Let me know if you're interested! x

A highly accessible typing program that teaches spelling and readingA typing program that teaches spelling and reading Touch-type Read and Spell is suitable for individuals and families, including users with dyslexia. Touch-type Read and Spell is suitable for individuals and families, including user...

28/04/2022

This is the final aspect of Specific Dyslexia tutoring. This describes how learning is developed and built up. Rather than teaching something and then moving on, assuming that the knowledge is stored, I ensure that structures are in place to continually revisit this knowledge. Sometimes that requires the knowledge to be revisited in a number of different ways and that is the best thing about tutoring; we can practice for as long as needed!
If this is of interest to you, please get in touch.

27/04/2022

Following on from yesterday, explicitly teaching students rules that can ensure their success is the key to specific tuition.
So, when you change a verb to the past tense and add {-ed}, how do you know when the final consonant needs doubling?
I use the 1:1:1 rule; if your word has 1 syllable, 1 vowel and 1 consonant (such as 'hop') then it requires the final consonant to be doubled before adding {-ed}. So, hop=hopped, tap=tapped, plan=planned etc.
This is just the tip of the iceberg - get in touch if you would like to know more about how I can help with tuition.

26/04/2022

This is my favourite part of my job - ensuring that tuition is explicit. Lots of what is taught in schools around reading, writing and spelling has an element of assumed knowledge whereby children are not learning rules that ensure success. Dyslexia tuition does this in bucket loads!
For example - do you know why the word 'hop' requires the final consonant to be doubled when changing to the past tense of 'hopped'?
In all honesty, until training to be a Specialist Dyslexia Teacher, I didn't know why - I just knew that it happened and I could read and spell the word without knowing why.
However, this is the not the case for most Dyslexic students; they need to know explicit rules so that they can always succeed.
PS - if you want to know why the 'p' is doubled in the word 'hopped', stay tuned!