An amazing week – Dyslexia Awareness Week 2021
What an amazing week. Dyslexia week went really well we saw so much awareness about dyslexia so many amazing stories about different people and so many supportive things going on. As you know I ran a number of webinars over the week relating to my work with Microsoft....
Dyslexia Awareness Week 2021
Arran Dyslexia Awareness Week (DAW) 1 Dyslexia Awareness Week is upon us here in the UK and in the wider world it’s Dyslexia Month. For me I've been involved in many Dyslexia Awareness Weeks by doing talks in my school days about my dyslexia, having displays in...
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Dyslexia Awareness Week 2020
Dyslexia Awareness Week 2020 is here. When we look at 2020 it is going to be one of them years that is certainly memorable. There are positives and negatives, but we always have to move forward. Dyslexia Awareness Week in the UK traditionally is taking place the first...
Dyslexia Strengths
Living with dyslexia can be difficult it can also be tough and stressful. Motivation and perseverance is not often lacking but you may find yourself doing a small amount of...
Microsoft – Accessibility
Accessibility should be available in all walks of life whether you are in education, the workplace or at home so offering accessibility to those that need it is very important. Here at Microsoft we have a mission to empower every person in every organisation, there is...
A day in life with dyslexia: Writing
When I think of dyslexia I think of the strengths and my ability to think outside the box and to have creativity. Creativity is not always about being able to draw or sculpture or even paint a masterpiece creativity is all-rounders. As a dyslexic adult writing can be...
Using Claro Read
When we think of the word dyslexia we often think of difficulties, differences or disability. This is true as dyslexia does cause a difference in the brain that means that we have difficulties with specific tasks. A high proportion of people who are dyslexic will have...
Succeeding
It’s not nice to say that you’re never going to succeed, back in my school days this is exactly what I was told. At nine years old I was told that I was dyslexic, so what did it mean to me? I was different how did that make me feel? At first, I was excited I wanted...
Reading, Spelling and Technology Typing?
For as long as I can remember I’ve been around typing programs which has been most of my life. When I say typing programs I mean touch typing and learning to use the keyboard correctly. We often take typing for granted as the majority of us use the keyboard every...
2016 Now 2017
2016 has been and gone and it was an amazing year with its normal activities and challenges. I have a number of goals for 2017. Before I go into them we must remember one thing, when you are dyslexic your body is always under stress and we should think of ways of...
Understanding Mindview
Memory or working memory can be a big problem for dyslexic people. Organising your thoughts onto paper can be very difficult. Put yourself in this situation, a piece of paper in front of you and you must write a story or a report where do you start. Your mind is...
Nessy
There are many products and services out there that are designed to aid children with the difficulties they face with dyslexia. There are many teachers out there that can support students with dyslexia. There are also several products available to support and aid...
Understanding Claro Read
Many people say that dyslexia is just about reading but this is not true of course. Of course, a high percentage of dyslexic people will have difficulties with reading. I am an advocate for trying to teach children to read but we also must think about how we can...
Free webinars in November
Arrandyslexia.co.uk and the SEND Group work very closely together on running free webinars on different types of technology that can be used to support dyslexic people and November is no exception, I’m delighted to let you know that...
Dyslexia Awareness Week is definitely upon
Dyslexia Awareness Week is definitely upon us and I’m going to try and do a blog every day about the activities that I’ve done and what is coming up the rest of the week. I’m always keen to spread awareness of dyslexia whether that is locally, nationally or to a small...
Dyslexia Awareness Week
Dyslexia Awareness Week is always an exciting time for me. I started spreading awareness about dyslexia when I was 14. I contacted the British Dyslexia Association and they supported me by sending me some information to display in my high school, I displayed it on a...
Learning Tools
Back in January 2016 I attended the Bett show and I came across the Microsoft stand. If you’ve never been to the Bett show I would definitely recommend it, if you like technology and education then this is the place to be. On the Microsoft stand I was shown a product...
Training, Assessment, and Intervention
[ssf id=121234344] When we think about training, assessment, and intervention traditionally we would probably associate all these activities with a human being. Going to a training course to see a person talk. A teacher assessing a child. A specialist intervention...
Dyslexia : TTS Can Help
When we think of the word dyslexia we often think of difficulties, differences or disability. This is true as dyslexia does cause a difference in the brain that means that we have difficulties with specific tasks. A high proportion of people who are dyslexic will have...
My personal thoughts on the C-Pen Reader
As a severely dyslexic adult and a lover of technology I look at products for myself and then for the wider community of SEND. When I was younger I tried an original scanning pen and did not get on with it but now the development of technology over the past 10 years...
Supporting Organisational Skills for Dyslexic People using Technology
As we know dyslexic people find organisational skills difficult. Organising your thoughts, time and your studying can be very challenging. We can use technology to support ourselves so that we are more organised and can overcome some of the difficulties many dyslexic...
Understanding Dyslexia and Technology
As a severely dyslexic adult without assistive technology I would find life very difficult and frustrating. Over my working career I have used technology in many ways to support myself and to set me on the level playing field with everyone else. I am an avid user of...
The first one
Being dyslexic and blogging it's an odd combination More than a year ago I set up this blog site. I said to myself you going to write more, well dictate more. I've set up this blog site to talk about things that interest me and I think that might interest others. I...