Dyslexia: Should I Be Worried?
As parents we just want our children to have happy lives, whatever that means for each individual. But struggling at school clearly makes that difficult. Any significant difficulty with reading or writing is always going to be a big issue. In addition to that worry,...
read moreFamous Fridays: Keira Knightley
To name but a few, famous dyslexic actors of today include Tom Cruise, Orlando Bloom, Keanu Reeves and Keira Knightley. It’s interesting that children and adults with dyslexia often turn to acting. It would seem that the reason often stems from the more lateral...
read moreWho is David Morgan?
“So, who is this David Morgan character?”, you may be asking. It’s a question I’ve asked myself at various points, because my life has been quite an unusual ride. In fact, I was an unlikely candidate for becoming a literacy guru at all, since I myself...
read moreFamous Fridays: Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso may be the most recognizable name in the art world of the 20th century. Born in 1881, his artistic ability was noted from a young age, and indeed he would grow up to be a revolutionary in the fine arts. However, despite his obvious talents with a...
read more(Don’t) Finish Up Your Plate!
Every baby is born with a working ‘full-o-stat’ that tells it when it has had enough to eat. Although it’s true that some babies born of obese mothers can already be showing signs that their ‘full-o-stat’ is already slightly out of true, the majority of babies know...
read moreFactoid Fridays!
As you may have noticed, on alternate Fridays we post about famous people with dyslexia and fun facts you may not know relating to literacy, education or reading tips. This one might be good to whip out at a party and show you really know your stuff! Factoid of the...
read moreGood Teaching Technique Explored
A article has recently been published exploring learning about learning. It confirms two principles that we know well: 1 Children progress better in an active, play-based learning environment 2 Stress reduces your cerebral activity and therefore your ability to...
read moreFamous Fridays: Steven Spielberg and Dyslexia
Jurassic Park. E.T. Jaws. Indiana Jones. Did you know that the maker of some of the most famous movies of all time struggled to read as a child? In fact, Steven Spielberg wasn’t diagnosed with dyslexia until he was 59 years old, when he took his daughter for a...
read moreAn epidemic of childhood obesity
The United States Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that 17% of children aged 2 to 19 years are obese. That’s 12.5 million children in the US. http://heraldnet.com/article/20120123/NEWS01/701239966 We put on weight when the amount of...
read moreBack to basics in the IT classroom
Hooray... Finally we have a government trying to fix the decline in our computing skills base. When I was a child Windows did not exist and anybody with an interest in computers got the Sinclair Spectrum or the BBC Micro. The key thing was that these...
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