May 12, 2025
It’s pretty common for dyslexia assessors to recommend in a diagnostic report that an individual learns to type – or even use speech-to-text software – to assist them with the process of written recording. This can even be true for children who are still in primary school. And in an increasingly digital world where being
January 22, 2025
I’ve got to admit that I’m a bit of a language geek. I love finding out from where words or bits of words originate, and I actually love analysing spellings too, probably because I like working with visual patterns as well unpicking morphology. So, it pleases me greatly that the newest definition of dyslexia (see
December 6, 2024
As a keen amateur musician and working as a specialist teacher supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), I can’t really believe it has taken me so long to put together a blog about the power of music. I would go as far as to say that music is probably
September 20, 2024
As an assessor on a postgraduate training course for those wanting to become exam access arrangements (EAA) assessors, I would say I am pretty well-placed to support SENCOs and exams officers to ensure their EAA paperwork is fully up-to-scratch. Spending a couple of hours in school as an ‘extra pair of eyes’, checking applications are
August 27, 2024
As an assessor, I spend a fair bit of time administering tests to explore students’ working memory capacity…could be when I’m doing a diagnostic dyslexia assessment, could be when I’m establishing the need for exam access arrangements. But what exactly is working memory and why is it so important for learning? After chatting it through
May 22, 2024
Dyslexia is a well-known specific learning difficulty that affects how individuals read, write, and spell…amongst other things, before anyone contacts me!! Given that early identification and intervention are crucial for supporting children with literacy difficulties and helping them thrive academically and emotionally, it is important that teachers and parents/carers are aware of some of the
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