I have had a couple of occasions over the last few days when I have been left to my own thoughts, able to think freely without distraction for a prolonged period of time. During these occasions, I thought of lots it things that I want to write down, long flowing …
I have stated this before, but I am a slow reader. Couple that with commitments and life in general, reducing the amount of spare time I have, it takes me a while to get through a book.
I had borrowed a book from the library that was due to be …
One of the job requirements of being a parent is reading aloud to your kids. Unfortunately, it is something that I am not really competent at. I have tried reading silently but the kids are having none of it.
During my wedding, I had a short reading to deliver. As …
One of the kids books that we have is Wow! Said the Owl. We have ended up with a little debate about how the title is pronounced.
The rest of the world (my wife, mum and anyone else I have talked to) all seem to agree that Wow should actually …
As I wrote about last week, I am dyslexic and struggled to learn to read and write. The silliness of the English language is becoming more noticable now that my eldest son is starting to recognise letters. He is already able to recognise numbers1 and now we are trying …
These posts cover how dyslexia has, and continues to, influence my life.
Previously:
My performance at school started to improve once I started getting the targeted support. It also helped that in secondary school, classes were more interested in my knowledge …
These posts cover how dyslexia has, and continues to, influence my life.
Previously:
My previous post finished with the conundrum my primary school teacher had: They knew that I knew the answers but was not completing the school work on time. Most of my primary school …
These posts cover how dyslexia has, and continues to, influence my life.
I have been meaning to write these for some time but never quite managed to get the ideas out of my head and onto the screen before.
I am dyslexic and I really struggled at primary school. I …
Last month, I came across (via twitter) a dyslexia-simulator. Before I go any further, I would like to make clear that I am talking from a personal perspective. I am aware that there are many different flavours of dyslexia and other people will have different experiences.
I …
