Moving letters, washed-out text, or rivers of white space – no matter what form your child’s dyslexic visual distortion takes, there are plenty of ways to … Read More
Words that seem to move on the page might be the most well-known feature of dyslexia. In fact, a new website even offers the chance to … Read More
My teenage daughter has done her mock GCSEs and not got the grades she expected. I’m worried. Her dad is dyslexic, so I do wonder if … Read More
What Time Is it Mr. Wolf? App What is it? An app which tests children’s ability to tell the time. Cost: £1.49 on iTunes Ideal for: … Read More
Jamie Oliver (MBE) is a celebrity chef, with dozens of restaurants across the world. He’s sold millions of cookbooks, and he’s the face of numerous campaigns … Read More
Hairy Words 1 and Hairy Words 2 What is it? Animated app game for practising spelling high-frequency words. Cost: ~£2.99 (varies, depending on the platform) Ideal … Read More
There are plenty of famous dyslexics, but there are even more everyday folks who’ve succeeded in their field, in spite of – or because of – … Read More
Phonological awareness means understanding all the speech sounds that make up the English language and being able to play around with them.
Spelling causes problems for almost all dyslexics. This means, as a dyslexic child gets older, she may end up with a ‘spelling age’ that’s years behind … Read More
Spelling is a common bugbear for dyslexics, but parents may be wondering what ‘dyslexic spelling’ looks like in practice. In fact, the way a dyslexic child … Read More