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***Exclusive*** – The Write Offs- Shine TV & Channel 4 – Adult learner with Dyslexia uses CodeBreakers to develop reading and spelling skills.
The Write Offs, is a programme on Channel 4 made by Shine TV. It focuses on adults with Dyslexia and poor literacy skills, demonstrating how this impacts individuals, their strategies and need for support and help, to manage everyday tasks in life and work, which...
CodeBreakers author works on; The Write Offs – A Channel 4 programme about adult literacy – 22nd September 2020
The Write Offs, is a programme on Channel 4 made by Shine TV. It focuses on adults with Dyslexia and poor literacy skills, demonstrating how this impacts individuals, their strategies and need for support and hep, to manage everyday tasks in life and work, which...
EXCLUSIVE -***NEW***-Virtual Classroom, Koala, brings a new dimension to multi-sensory Dyslexia lessons
What would you say if I told you we can now teach, using a platform of Virtual Classrooms to add a new dimension and meaning to multi-sensory learning? For many years we've promoted multi-sensory learning in the field of Dyslexia. We've also talked about anxiety...
Understanding Dyslexia, the assessment process and good intervention – A webinar with Georgina Smith
I've long been a supporter of Sunshine Support who provide independent information, advice and support to parents/carers and professionals of children and young people with special educational needs. I've been in contact with Chrissa and Marguerite for some time and...
Here are your FREE CodeBreakers resources- Week 2
We do hope that you enjoyed your week 1 FREE CodeBreakers resources. We have now included the link to Series 3 Series 4 There's also a reminder below of how to use Quizlet [video width="1366" height="768"...
Your FREE CodeBreakers resources are here – Week 1
During the difficult times we've decided to give our readers access to just some of CodeBreakers resources. CodeBreakers is a systematic, synthetic phonics programme, which is structured and cumulative. Workbooks which accompany the flashcards, are also available on...
Anxiety in young people – is it related to SpLDs?
An interview with Laura Graham - Occupational Therapist. Laura will be presenting her workshop at SEN Jigsaw on 6th June 2020 in Stoke on Trent. In the meantime, continuing on my own theme of anxiety, I wanted to chat to her about anxiety in young people. How it...
Adult learners- Do they need phonics intervention and over learning?
There are many who would suggest that adult learners do not require phonics intervention to help reading and spelling. The opportunities for over learning may also be few. Phonics intervention does not have to be immature and can work exceptionally well with adults. I...
7-13 October UK Dyslexia Awareness Week – CodeBreakers Discount
It's been a long time since I've written an article, as I've been busy preparing the training for all the schools joining CodeBreakers pilot study in schools, 2019-2020. It's Dyslexia Awareness week. This year's Dyslexia Awareness Week (7-13th October) theme is...
Are audio books as effective as reading from a book?
Today (19/8/2019), The Telegraph has published an article on audio books and here I'll explore if audio books are as effective as reading books. Neuroscientists have discovered that the same cognitive and emotional parts of the brain are stimulated whether a person...
