Dec 4, 2012 | DM News Blog
Can you imagine Tom cruise being referred to as “that dyslexic actor” or Jay Leno being known as “the dyslexic comedian”. It isn’t done, just as a child with dyslexia should not wear the label of being dyslexic as part of their self-image. If a dyslexic child is...
Nov 30, 2012 | DM News Blog
Patrick Dempsey, star of the hit TV show Grey’s Anatomy, is known to adoring fans around the world as ‘McDreamy’. He has acted in movie blockbusters, along with excelling at amateur race car driving. And McDreamy is dyslexic. He had a normal American family upbringing...
Nov 29, 2012 | DM News Blog
There are items in the every day diet that contribute to low attention spans, and an inability to focus. This makes it more difficult for parents and children alike to plunge into tasks that are more challenging. The three most problematic items include: 1) Sugar...
Nov 28, 2012 | DM News Blog
Physical ability continues to be researched as having a correlation with academic ability. The great outdoors is a playground for learning, developing our physical abilities and our academic skills, but what if your child is unable to climb a tree, skip, run,...
Nov 27, 2012 | DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
Izzy always loved being read to. Mum Sheryl remembers that when she turned 2 she was able to recite all her favourite books word-for-word. It seemed impossible that her daughter would be anything but a high flying reader once school began. However when Izzy...
Nov 23, 2012 | DM News Blog
So strong is the link between literacy and being a useful member of society that some states use grade-level reading statistics as a factor in projecting future prison construction. – Bob Chase, President, National Education Association...
Nov 21, 2012 | DM News Blog
When I first heard my child’s diagnosis, I remember going blank. Strange to remember feeling “nothing,” but it was very powerful. What gradually seeped in was disbelief, fear, guilt, and then, fear again. My daughter was diagnosed with a form of Muscular Dystrophy...
Nov 20, 2012 | DM News Blog
I am sitting on my living room floor trying to untangle a rubber spider from some dryer balls and wondering if the stock cube I have soaking on a cotton wool pad will still be as pungent in a week’s time. Am I a house wife gone mad? Well I might be, but no actually....
Nov 19, 2012 | DM News Blog
One of the tough things about parenting is that it is your duty to help your child develop in the right direction. Indulging a child’s bad behaviour or laziness lets the child down because the rest of the world will be far less ready to bend. None of us want to spend...
Nov 16, 2012 | DM News Blog
Mexican actress Salma Hayek is known in Hollywood for bucking the tall and willowy trend. With her curvaceous figure and sassy attitude, she has starred in Desperado, Wild Wild West, and more recently, Frida for which she received an Academy Award. She also has...
Nov 15, 2012 | DM News Blog
We all have bad habits and they are very hard to change, even with the best intentions. So how do you help a child change a bad habit without endless nagging? I use the “Give Me Five” routine. Let me give you an example. Your child is in the habit of getting up from...
Nov 13, 2012 | DM News Blog
From September this year, all parents and carers with children aged 24-36 months in early years provision became entitled to a short written summary of their child’s development from the provider. The summary should cover three prime learning and development...
Nov 12, 2012 | DM News Blog
Kids are naturally curious – they unabashedly stare at others who are different from them, and many parents have experienced the chagrin of hushing their toddler as they ask loudly “What happened to that lady?” (or something similar) in a public venue. As parents, how...
Nov 9, 2012 | DM News Blog
Since 1983, more than 10 million Americans reached the 12th grade without having learned to read at a basic level. In the same period, more than 6 million Americans dropped out of high school altogether. – A Nation Still at Risk, U.S. Department of Education,...
Nov 8, 2012 | DM News Blog
One of the challenges that many dyslexic people face in their daily activities is reading certain font types. Last year, New Hampshire-based mobile app designer Abelardo Gonzalez created a font that makes reading typeface easier for people with dyslexia. The font is...
Nov 7, 2012 | DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
7 year old Francis is dyslexic. Testing had revealed significant phonological and auditory processing problems and a shockingly low working memory capacity. What the test did not measure, was his terror when it came to reading a book. Daily intervention for...
Nov 6, 2012 | DM News Blog
Interview with François Grosjean, an expert on bilingualism 1. As a professor of psycholinguistics, what can you tell us about how many people it is estimated are bilingual in the world? Is bilingualism more common than we might think in places like the UK and US? It...
Nov 2, 2012 | DM News Blog
Will Smith always talks about how much he loves living and laughing. And with a long list of movie credits to his name like Men in Black, Pursuit of Happyness, I am Legend and of course his breakthrough television show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, perhaps it’s not...
Oct 31, 2012 | DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
Lyn can remember how when her son was at nursery, he was observed as being one of the most promising children in his class. Indeed, Andrew was progressing incredibly well in all areas and staff often commented on how bright he was. Then, he went to school…. From age 5...
Oct 30, 2012 | DM News Blog
Kids clothes are quickly outgrown, but it can be hard to say goodbye to favorite outfits. One great way to keep special outfits is to turn them into a stuffed animal. It’s an easy craft project that you and your child can do together. Find a Pattern The first...
