I have just heard that I have been accredited by the British Dyslexia Association as a workplace assessor. This programme included: an awareness of the 7 Specific Learning Difficulties and how these can manifest themselves in adults, understand the issues of comorbidity and be aware of latest research. information on current strategies and coping mechanisms,…
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Ron Davis video
This little clip from the Ron Davis video was set into someone’s blog – it is good to see the positive comments that have been linked to it.
How acquiring literacy skills leads to increased confidence
Thank you to Derek who wrote me a very moving letter after we finished working together. As he began to understand his learning style and his spelling has improved, he found ‘this has given me a lot more confidence in myself and .. I can push on more and deal with situations that before I would leave and…
Listening Books downloads
Listening Books have just announced that they are now offering a download service for their audio books, as well as the option to receive CDs in the post or stream the books. It already was good value and that makes it even better! They also have a comprehensive section on their website to support the…
Remember we’re blue sky…
Recently someone wrote to a national newspaper to enquire whether it was possible to find a fulfilling job with his learning difficulties. Two interesting replies were printed the following week. One offered practical advice, but it was the reply from Hilla Joshi that struck a chord. She asked that her original spelling and punctuation be…
South African research
Researchers at University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa, compared the progress of 18 dyslexic students who were given instruction using Davis Dyslexia Correction techniques with a control group of students from the same school. They reported that over a period of nine months, the Davis students performed significantly better on tests of…
Ealing Dyslexia Association – workshop
Saturday 6th February 2010, 10.30 – 12.00 I will be giving a talk at the Ealing Dyslexia Association as part of their series ‘Methods for Dyslexia’. I have been invited to talk about the Davis methods and run an interactive workshop to show how the creative talents of dyslexics can be used to help…
Information Technology – some new ideas
18 January 2010 I went to the BETT (technology in education) exhibition last week and had the opportunity to try out some new software and see what updates had been added to old favourites. I thought I would select my top 3 things, but even that is difficult as there was so much to choose…
unlocking-learning
14 October I am a member of the Davis Dyslexia Facilitators’ Association (DDFA), a professional association for licensed Davis practitioners, and we have been building a new website over the last few months. The project has grown over time; it started out as a website to let people search for a Davis Facilitator in their…
Adult Dyslexia Diagnosis and Support
18 September Phew! Just handed in my portfolio for Unit 2 of my ADDS course. It feels great to be finished – I wont know the results until next month but I think I’ll celebrate the ‘completion’ anyway!