Dyslexic… and thriving

• We work together to find learning strategies that suit the way your child’s brain processes information

• We learn what dyslexia is and how your child can ‘own’ their diagnosis

• We cover general executive function coaching when approaching academic or life tasks

• We cover strategies such as use of different styles of graphic organiser for writing and acronyms for structuring writing coherently, plus kinaesthetic and colour-based proofreading strategies

• Mind mapping and word cloud techniques can be used to support inferential comprehension

• With older learners, we explore the Harvard method of active reading for wider general information analysis

• Small segments of each lesson are spent going over any key specific common spelling patterns identified from written work as needing further embedding

• We also spend time each lesson on ‘metacognition’; developing awareness of how your child learns best and how the dyslexic brain processes information differently from the typical brain

• For learners without a definitive diagnosis, I am qualified to informally assess your child for Dyslexia (level 5 BDA). This helps me to map a student's learning profile and plan their programme of work. Some parents then wish to progress to a full neurodiversity diagnostic assessment (FNDA) by an educational psychologist.