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 guest blog is by Janice St John (@jstjohnmatthews) AHP CPD Lead, Senior Lecturer at University of the West of England and MRI/CT Radiographer and also happens to have dyslexia. Janice talks about 3 of the 7 core concepts of teaching learners who have dyslexia or other neurodiverse profiles such as dyspraxia, AD(H)D mulitisensory teaching, opportunities for […]
Dear student nurse, A little letter of advice and encouragement along with the real story of nursing education. Heartfelt, if slightly tongue in cheek wisdom, from a Newly Qualified Nurse (NQN) who has been there, done that, and got the nice blue uniform… 1. There is no place for pride in the nursing course […]
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 […]
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 […]
This is one of the most popular posts to my Facebook page so have posted it here too. This diagram is a useful tool to show people what it might mean to be dyslexic or dyspraxic and shows the different areas that can affect someone with a neuro-diverse profile. It also helps us to answer […]