Find out more about the Davis methods at the Dyslexia Show in Birmingham on March 15th and 16th 2024. We would love to see you there.
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Can you improve your memory?
One of the most frequent questions that I am asked is “can I improve my memory?” This is a big question and sadly there is no silver bullet. There are a lot of apps which provide brain exercises which improve a targeted area of your brain and this works for memory too. I have just…
Dyslexia Show 2022
We had a memorable two days at the first ever Dyslexia Show at the NEC Birmingham. We spoke to interesting people, met some lovely families and thoroughly enjoyed meeting up face-to-face with colleagues from all over the country after so long. Matt Hancock gave the keynote speech and was very interested in the Davis methods…
Comprehension strategies
Interesting article by Abigail Marshall which explains that programmes based on comprehension strategies are much more effective than those which only focus on phonics. She looked at a recent meta-analysis by British researchers, Dominic Wyse and Alice Bradbury and concluded that“These researchers … recommend that phonics teaching should be “carefully connected with the reading of…
“I didn’t order the special of the day”
October is almost over and it is a good moment to reflect back over Dyslexia Awareness Week. I used it to explore my clients’, often extraordinary, ability to use visual thought. This may be a strong spatial awareness or the ability see the connections between object or concepts. It can result in creative thinking and…
Back to school!
Everyone is relieved to be back to a relatively normal school term. However the schools are still following national guidelines to remain Covid-19 secure and children will be aware that preventative measure remain in place. Inevitably there will be a degree of anxiety about returning to the classroom and, if your child has done a…
David Walliams’ Elevenses
David Walliam’s free audio stories
Stories To Make You Smile
Yesterday evening was World Book Night which was all about celebrating books and sharing the benefits that reading for pleasure has on our lives. This year, as well as giving away thousands of books, they are offering everyone a free eBook or audiobook of Stories to Make You Smile which has 10 short stories from…
Improve Your Memory
After long but fascinating period of study, I have completed the Centre of Excellence Improve Your Memory Diploma. This started by looking at the main memory principles which fall into four categories: Make an effort to remember, understand and improve Control the type and amount of information that you need Spend time strengthening the neural…
New website
It has been a long week. My old website was infected with malware and I have had to migrate it to a new platform. My search history shows the difficulty that I had while talking to the hosting service. I understood their words but nothing made sense. What is an out-of-date PHP, how can my…