by admin | Mar 27, 2018 | Arran, Assistive technology, Dyslexia, Reading, Technology
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...
by admin | Feb 15, 2018 | Arran, Dyslexia
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...
by admin | Jan 25, 2018 | Dyslexia, Reading, SEN
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...
by admin | Jan 23, 2017 | Assistive technology, Dyslexia, Reading, SEN
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...
by admin | Nov 14, 2016 | Assessment, Dyslexia, New Tech, Technology
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...
by admin | Nov 10, 2016 | Assistive technology, Dyslexia, Reading, Technology
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...
