At Ease with Dyslexia

At Ease with Dyslexia Visualisation Program for children, teenagers and adults with dyslexia and dyspraxia Andrew started school at the age of five and a half. What a change!

Visualisation Program for children, teenagers and adults with dyslexia and dyspraxia. My name is Breda Coughlan and I have over sixteen years’ experience as a Paediatric Nurse. I am the mother of four young children and my eldest son, Andrew, is dyslexic. As early as Pre School Andrew did not have the interest or the attention span to sit and colour or to make jigsaws. He settled in quickly, had v

ery good interpersonal skills, was well behaved and seemed to manage his homework reasonably well. When he was half-way through Senior Infants, however, both his teacher and I began to have concerns about his school work. He was experiencing difficulty with his reading, he seemed to be overly dependent on phonics and was having problems concentrating.While the teachers did their best and Andrew did receive learning support, the type and level of support was limited. I decided to look outside the school system as I felt there must be a program available that would help Andrew. I researched a lot of different programmes and through a friend was told about Martin Murphy who is the founder of dyslexia@bay. I was impressed by the visualisation aspect of the program. Back at home, we set out on our journey of twenty- eight days. There were, of course, hairy moments, battles of wills and the practical difficulties of doing the program everyday while I had three other children, a home and a full- time job to manage. Despite these difficulties, after seven days, Andrew’s recall of his spellings was so improved that he became a celebrity at school! He could now spell all his weekly spellings, forwards and backwards! His reading- speed improved gradually, over the twenty- eight days. His writing also improved and he started to like” joined- up” writing. The most magical change was his ability to comprehend what he was reading. Now, for the first time, in a house full of books, he wanted to read and felt more confident about reading out loud. He became a great help with reading bed- time stories to his younger brothers. This journey has been one of many tears, disappointments and of feeling no hope. It has been one of trusting a mother’s instinct. It has been, above all however, one of a mother’s determination to find a solution that would give her child the same bright future as any other child. For Andrew and for me, it has been an especially rewarding journey. Having witnessed the initial improvement in Andrew and the continuation of those improvements, I accepted Martin’s offer to train as a Press Play Educational Consultant for the West of Ireland. Since then, I have worked with many children and teenagers, of varying degrees of ability, and seen them blossom. It is a privilege to witness the positive effect of this blossoming on both parent and child.

I would have to add daddy's to that t_shirt 💪But so true.
29/02/2020

I would have to add daddy's to that t_shirt 💪But so true.

READING and SPELLING ISSUES 🥺Have you a child who finds reading, comprehension and spelling difficult? 📖Are they a hesit...
25/02/2020

READING and SPELLING ISSUES

🥺Have you a child who finds reading, comprehension and spelling difficult?
📖Are they a hesitant reader, skipping words, struggling to retain what they have read?
😢Do they work really hard all week to learn weekly spellings, but don't do well on Fridays test OR do well on Friday but can't remember spellings the following week.

🥳Well let me help you and them. Study Hub now offers weekly one -to -one sessions with an specialist in the area. Your child will have initial assessment to identify where they need the most support and the sessions will be tailored specifically to their needs.

You Do Not Need Educational Psychologist Report !!!!! Just a gut feeling that something is not right.

Call Breda 086 3792360

07/01/2020

Busy evening in the Study Hub and not a sound, heads down working away preparing for Mocks🤫🤫🤫 .

Only 8 seats left for this term 🥵🥵🥵.

If you have a student that needs an quiet,no distractions ,and most importantly a supportive environment to reach their full potential and get the results they require to get to college🙏🙏 then this is the place to be.

Call Breda 086 3792360 to make an enquiry or to book a place,BECAUSE ONCE THERE GONE THERE GONE.

09/12/2019

What a great feeling to get a message like this on a Monday morning. 👏👏🥳🥳🥰

Hi Breda hope you are well. Just a quick message to say it's a wonderful feeling on a Friday knowing your son is going to get all his spelling test right and him not stressing about it . Liam is back on par with his class and doing full spelling test . Thank you from the bottom of my heart 😍. Hilda

Thank God its Friday 🙏🙏. Busy week working 1 to 1 with 4 National school students and their parents and to see the smile...
18/10/2019

Thank God its Friday 🙏🙏. Busy week working 1 to 1 with 4 National school students and their parents and to see the smile on the child's face when they can spell words forwards and backwards is worth anything. Also the tears of relief from the parents eyes that something finally works makes it all worth while.

So enjoy the weekend and well done to every child that went to school with a smile,worked so hard to retain spellings and regardless of the result they did their best.

To the parents that dread the homework arguments,the frustration and the guilt of loosening your cool. You are doing your best for your precious child and in the end they will all do great.

PM if you want any information on the At Ease with Dyslexia program .

Breda 086 3792360

11/10/2019

WHY ATTEND SATURDAY STUDY 10AM -2PM for €6 non registered students ??
Students are fresh after good night sleep, more focused on revision than homework,phone free and distraction free environment and it only cost €6 for non-registered students. No need to book just be on time 10am sharp!!!

04/10/2019

What an evening, so many calls from students and their parents calling with fantastic Junior Cert. results. So PROUD of each one of you. All the hard work,study plans,grinds and intensive courses payed off.From all team at the Study Hub.

27/09/2019
Hi Breda Just to let you know Mary is getting all her spellings right since she started back and she can remember them s...
25/09/2019

Hi Breda
Just to let you know Mary is getting all her spellings right since she started back and she can remember them so thank you so so much 💕

Thanks again Breda your an absolute Angel Sarah is in a lovely class this year and so confident 💕💕💕💕 So grateful ### Fiona

18/09/2019

Intensive Irish preparatory course for Hibernian. This course is aimed at students who are hoping to undertake Hibernian.The course will cover all aspects of what is required for entry into Hibernian,with particular emphasis on Oral Irish language skills. Places limited contact Breda 086 3792360

17/09/2019

Saturday Study begins on 5th of October for Registered and NON_REGISTERED students 10am to 2pm.

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