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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...
CodeBreakers message to readers and FREE CodeBreakers resources coming soon
At the moment we are all experiencing difficult times. You may be a parent struggling with educating your child at home, you made be a teacher or TA required to provide work for your students and struggling to find appropriate resources. It's difficult as not all...
Anxiety and Neurodiversity webinars – with Fintan O’ Regan – Part 2: The Return to School
Fintan O' Regan has worked in the field of supporting students with Neurodiversity for a number of years. As well as being a specialist Dyslexia teacher, I have a personal interest in helping individuals with anxiety and have in the past shared my own experiences...
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...
Anxiety and Neurodiversity – A webinar with Fintan O’ Regan Part 1: Home Education During Lockdown
Introducing a new webinar hosted by CodeBreakers. A presentation and Q & A on Anxiety and Neurodiversity with Fintan O'Regan. For those of you who follow CodeBreakers, you'll know that each year we co-host SEN Jigsaw Conference. We bring together all the...
Changing the thought bubble- Mindful Dyslexia 3
In my previous blog I summarised the impact of negative thoughts. I mentioned how simply changing 'I can’t’ to ‘I can’ isn’t the simplest answer. Importantly for me, I feel implementing consequences for anxiety based ‘poor behaviour’ related to learning difficulties,...
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...
How negative thoughts impact us -2 Mindful Dyslexia
In my first blog, I introduced the concept of ‘Thinking creates feeling and feeling creates thinking’. Of course I'm not a trained counselor or therapist but have had 20 years experience of suffering anxiety and researching into how I could help myself. I'm only...
The Power of Negative Thoughts – Introducing Mindful Dyslexia -1
Georgina Smith-Author of CodeBreakers Have you ever considered how powerful your thoughts can be and how they can influence your own day? Now imagine your students' day or your own child's day, particularly if they are struggling in school with literacy. We can't...