As the new term starts it can take a while for learners who have dyslexia, dyspraxia, autism and other learning needs to get back into the routine of school. Some teaching professionals expect learners to return having remembered all the routines and expectations of behaviour the learner had in place before the holiday period. They […]
This blog lists 3 of our favourite things. These resources are also the ones we recommended on almost a daily basis to healthcare students and Health Care Practitioners we support. We love them so much that they are also included in our “Some Simple Solutions” inclusive practice workshop for mentors and Trusts and our dyslexia […]
At the weekend I (Rosie) Skyped Kerry Pace from Diverse Learners and her daughter Phoebe about our joint blog for Dyspraxia Awareness Week. The focus of this joint blog is the strengths of dyspraxia such as: Emotional Intelligence Resilience Determination Enthusiasm We want to emphasise how people can change the language they use when speaking […]
Have just read a blog by David Hopkins for BYOD4L called communicating , network and noise as part of a free online professional development event called #BYOD4L (Bring Your Own Learning Device 4 Learning). This post contains some content that I posted as a comment response to David’s blog. As the comment became a reflection, then […]
These 5 top tips are posted in response to a blog by Teresa Chinn – @AgencyNurse and David Foord @DGFoord listing the virtues and dispelling some myths about using Twitter as a health care professional posted on NHSemployers site. WHY I LOVE TWITTER I love Twitter and learn so much from it for all the different areas of my […]
I met my MP Graham Stuart, on Saturday 14th June 2014 , with my daughter Phoebe to talk about proposed changes to Disabled Student Allowances (DSA). I am writing this blog because My MP was unaware of the current DSA proposals nor the Early Day Motion 48 (EDM) in opposition of the changes proposed by […]
I am presenting at the British Dyslexia Association International Conference 2014 on Thursday, 26 March. I’m also presenting a poster at the Thursday evening session which has interactive elements as delegates can Skype students who use Diverse Learners. On the eve of the conference I have some concerns about whether the Wi-Fi at the venue […]
The team at Diverse Learners all strongly believe that utilising technology is for many learners the gateway to increased productivity, empowerment and independence that then results in increased confidence and self-belief. Jim always says he could not function without his iphone and all the apps. The technology enables him to sync everything up so he […]
As a person who has dyspraxia and mother of a child who has dyspraxia I am constantly disappointed by the language used in articles, posts or publicity when referring to dyspraxia, dyslexia or AD(H)D . When reading an article or social media post or paper about dyspraxia, dyslexia or AD(H)D it is the language used […]
I recently posted on my Facebook page that my daughter broke down in tears during her GCSE exam last week. Responses to that post got me thinking rather than ranting…well ranting less and inspired this blog. I was shocked to find out that on the morning of the exam the school had timetabled TWO last […]