Alternative teaching for dyslexics
Found this post of a Dyslexia awareness evening (Michigan) as part of Dyslexia Awareness month (USA) to discuss symptoms and teaching methods that help kids learn. Unfortunately no mention of the difference changing the colour of the paper can make, for the child who is struggling with learning. I would love to [...]
What is school like for your kids?
I tell parents of young kids to make the most of them before they go to school – because school ruins kids. They change. When I first had my kids, 30 something years ago, (that DOES make me feel old!), I experienced their transformation, from happy, curious, mischievous little individuals, eager to learn, who, [...]
Tougher Teacher Training?
In my office – which reaches from Jurien Bay in the Midwest of WA, to Derby in the Kimberley, I deal with students (and adults!) every day, who have struggled within the school environment. Usually with learning to read, spelling, comprehension, writing and maths. Now, when you are having difficulty in [...]
Dyslexia, Irlen® Syndrome or both?
I’m often asked, “So if my child has Irlen® Syndrome, does that mean they are dyslexic?” These two conditions often overlap, but they can also stand alone and a person with dyslexia may not have Irlen® Syndrome and vice versa. This is why it is so important for me to look [...]
Homeschool discovery
I asked an adult client about his first experience of the Irlen Method “One day, while reading to my mother during a storm, the wind blew some cellophane from the art table over my book. I really liked how the page looked all red, with the black letters, so I left [...]
C-Pen Text to speech reader
I recently shared a Facebook post on the NAPLAN accommodations allowed for dyslexia students and it included reference to the C-pen Reader. In my reports, I already recommend to use the ‘Text to Speech’ facility on computers in my reports, but this sounds like a great tool for students of any [...]
Apple Colour Screen Filter For Mobile Devices
Apple now offers a digital coloured overlay for your iPhones and iPads – simply by adjusting the built-in accessibility settings on your device! Watch the video below to see how to turn on this feature: Originally developed for people with colour-blindness, the preset colour schemes are devoted to [...]
The coloured paper story
Keeping the page colour consistent - Is it as important to the user as it is to us? As you know, we construct all our coloured exercise books in house, so that we are able to keep the page colours and lines etc consistent. Up till now, we have been using [...]
Screen Time – should it be limited for students with ADHD, dyslexia and Irlen® Syndrome?
Lets talk ‘Screen time’… This seems to be a popular subject nowadays, for parents, particularly of children with ADHD, Dyslexia and Irlen® Syndrome, with many different devices finding their way into our lives for all sorts of reasons and whether it makes life easier or harder is debatable. Often overlooked is [...]