Dyslexia Explored

Latest Episodes:

#109 Reading Specialist Sharing Her Passion for Transforming Literacy Instruction. Lois Letchford May 04, 2021

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Let’s listen to the story of Lois Letchford, a physical education teacher who became a reading specialist when she discovered her son has dyslexia. She’s written a book called “Reversed: A Memoir”, where she shares her son's story and her own - learning differences.

The school diagnostician called her son the worst child he’s ever seen in 20 years of teaching. That fueled her and her son to look for ways to help him with his dyslexia. She’s passionate about transforming literacy instruction for the most vulnerable students. She believes that we can’t change the children but we can control what we teach.

Links you might want to check:

Website: https://www.loisletchford.com/

Lois' Book "Reversed: A Memoir":https://amzn.to/3xB9Opd

Twitter: @Lois Letchford

YouTube:https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCW-eC1bd7uZBizY-rzWhrQQ

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loisletchford/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeachingStudentsWithDyslexia

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#108 Head of Happiness and Founder of Laughology Talks About Humour and its Impact on Learning. Stephanie Davies Apr 28, 2021

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Have you ever heard of the job title Head of Happiness? That’s exactly the job title of our guest for today. She’s a stand-up comedian who thought of bringing stand-up comedy into schools to help them with reading and writing. This week I had a very interesting conversation with Stephanie Davies, the founder of Laughology.

Stephanie says that her misbehaviour in school was a direct result of her difficulties keeping up in class. Stephanie started her own business and practically invented a job that she’s happy doing. She also ran school initiatives that help children with learning differences. At the end of the podcast Stephanie shared some tips on happiness, so look out for that. Listen to her story now.

Links you might want to check:

http://www.laughology.co.uk/ Find out more about Laughology here

http://www.laughology.co.uk/webinars/professional-and-personal-development-webinars FREE webinars to sign up to here… FREE

http://www.laughology.co.uk/learning-development-online/virtual-and-online-learning-development There’s lots of FREE stuff here

http://www.laughology.co.uk/laughology-people/stephanie-davies A bit about Stephanie here

http://www.laughology.co.uk/PSHE-lessons-schools/happy-centred-school-programme Downloadable resources for kids here

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=Laughology%20Learning%20and%20Development

Laughology the Science of Laughter – the Book here

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#107 Mum Wrote a Book Based on Her Daughter’s Dyslexia Journey. Aarian Daniels Apr 21, 2021

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This week, I had a great conversation with Aarian Daniels, a mum who has written a book based on her daughter’s dyslexia struggles. Aarian found out about dyslexia when her youngest daughter was diagnosed and fought the school for her daughter's needs.

She recently published her book about their dyslexia journey and how they overcame dyslexia. She also founded an organisation called “Lex Talk Dyslexia” to help other kids with dyslexia in their area get their much-needed resources and accommodations. Listen to her story now.

Links you might want to check:

Show notes: https://bulletmapacademy.com/107/

Website: lextalkdyslexia.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lextalk_dyslexia/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lex-Talk-Dyslexia

Book:

Carey Overcomes Dyslexia is a book about Carey, a young girl who learns to accept and overcome her dyslexia with support from her family. Join Carey on her journey to understand her learning disability, navigate the challenges that face her and ultimately overcome them.

The Book is available on the following websites:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08V23F9GK/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1618934865&sr=8-3

And

https://m.barnesandnoble.com/w/carey-overcomes-dyslexia-aarian-daniels/1138690897?ean=2940162361060

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#106 How dyslexia is like swimming, surfing or sailing on the sea, with Mike Guest Apr 06, 2021

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This week, I had a great conversation with Mike Guest, a dyslexic, who has been self-employed his whole life. We talked about the dynamic aspect of dyslexia. He’s an established photographer, who’s now moved into water photography. He compares the adaptability of dyslexia to surfing in the water. You have to go with the flow and adjust according to what nature throws at you. He recently posted a film that tackles mental health, dyslexia and immersion with nature. He also co-founded a movement called Dawn Days where they go to the beach for an hour at dawn and take pictures until sunrise. Listen to Mike’s story now. Links you might want to check: Website: www.mikeguest.co.uk The Ripple Effect: https://vimeo.com/517147655 Article about the film: https://www.sidetracked.com/fieldjournal/the-ripple-effect/ Photo credited to Tim Burrow: https://www.instagram.com/tborrowphoto Dyslexia Quiz: https://bulletmapacademy.com/dyslexia-quiz/ Bulletmap Academy Page: https://bulletmapacademy.com BulletMap Academy Workshop: https://bulletmapacademy.com/workshop/ BulletMap Academy Blogs: https://bulletmapacademy.com/blogs/ Enroll in BulletMap Academy: https://bulletmapacademy.com/sales-page/ Show notes: https://bulletmapacademy.com/106/

#105 A Mum Wrote and Self-Published Books For Her Child With Dyslexia. Cigdem Knebel Mar 23, 2021

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This week, we had a great conversation with Cigdem Knebel, a mum who wrote stories for her child with dyslexia. She is now the owner of a publishing company that publishes decodable storybooks for children with dyslexia.

It all started when she found out that her son had dyslexia. He was worried and stressed because his peers were reading advanced books while he was still stuck with “baby” books. She took it upon herself to write decodable storybooks for him. He enjoyed it and shared it with other children who had the same problem. She was encouraged to publish these books so that other children may access them. That’s how the Simple Words Books started. Listen to her story now.

Links you might want to check:

Website:simplewordsbooks.com

App for chapter samples of the books:

Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/simple-words-books/id1515144639?mt=8

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.laboo.simplewordsbooks&pcampaignid=pcampaignidMKT-Other-global-all-co-prtnr-py-PartBadge-Mar2515-1

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRZzo8kOOnIXuVUos4XDLPg/featured?view_as=subscriber

FB SWB: https://www.facebook.com/SWBDecode/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dyslexiasimplewordsbooks/

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#104 Designing Cars With Dyslexia: From Mechanic To Engineer. Matt Head Mar 10, 2021

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This week we are going to talk about designing cars with dyslexia. I sat down with Matthew Head, a dyslexic car designer who started out as a mechanic. He looked for jobs that he thought he could undertake but got rejected for not having an engineering degree. So he went to university and got a Masters's in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. He is now a Senior Vehicle Design Engineer for a luxury car company. Matt’s story resonates with a lot of people.

Many dyslexics, because school got in the way, end up doing jobs relating to maintenance and repair when they really should be building and designing things. Find out Matt’s story now.

Here are some links:

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Website: https://dyslexialifehacks.com/

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Dyslexialifehacks/

LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dyslexia-life-hacks

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Show notes: https://bulletmapacademy.com/104/

#103 Dyslexia, confidence and an alter ego who turned into a dynamic character of a novel. Ed Calkins Feb 25, 2021

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We have a very special and mind-bending episode this week. It’s all about a man with dyslexia who worked 34 years as a driver for a newspaper company and recently published a book with himself as the main character.

Let’s follow the story of Ed Calkins who had troubles with self-confidence all his life. As a hobby, he created fascinating stories with characters based on real-life people and shared them with his colleagues and friends. One of his friends is an author, Denise Unland, who decided to include Ed, as one of the characters in her trilogy.

The character, Ed, ended up being a fan favourite that fans of the trilogy wanted to know more about his back story. Ed Calkins took on that challenge and wrote a novel based on the character with the same name. At first, Ed wasn’t confident about his story but after hearing positive feedback about the character, he was motivated to finish his novel. Listen to his story now.

Links you might want to check:

Denise’s Thrilogy - Bryony series: https://www.bryonyseries.com/

Ed’s Book - Ruthless: https://www.amazon.com/Ruthless-Edward-Calkins/dp/1949777421

Ruthless Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/Ruthless-Edward-Calkins-ebook/dp/B08VZCD1V2/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=ruthless+kindle+edward+calkins&qid=1614121750&s=books&sr=1-1

Evie's Story on BBC Radio Ulster Two Minute Tales 2019:https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/yrnTnFMbS8TmMlg6LL28Ss/the-13th-fairy-written-by-evie-martin

Evie’s Book - The Garden of Love: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Fish-Garden-Love-Martin-ebook/dp/B08MZ6FLQX/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+garden+of+love+evie+martin&qid=1614263167&sr=8-1

William Butler Yeats: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._B._Yeats

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#102 Constantly Reinventing Yourself With Karen Font Feb 09, 2021

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Karen Font, the host of ‘You Are More Than Your Labels’ podcast, sat down with me and shared her dyslexia story. Just like many of us, Karen Font discovered she has dyslexia later in life. She didn’t know her struggles in school were because of her dyslexia until she was tested. Karen created a podcast, sharing experiences of everyday people with dyslexia.

In this episode, we talked about constantly reinventing yourself, a trait that most dyslexics have. We constantly find ways to change something in ourselves and what we do. She also talked about how you are more than just your label. Listen to her story now.

Here are some links:

Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/labels121?_rdc=1&_rdr

Website: https://youaremorethanyourlabels.libsyn.com/

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Show notes: https://bulletmapacademy.com/102/

#101 Access To Work: How And Why For Employers With Kerry Pace Part 4 Feb 03, 2021

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In podcast episode 99, we discussed the ‘Access to Work’ scheme by the United Kingdom government which grants disabled students/professionals allowance to the workplace. It is the government’s way to get disabled people into work and become a productive member of society.

This time we are going to discuss how employers can help their employees have access to this grant, why it is advantageous for employers to let their employees have access to this grant, and other practicalities on getting the grant. We invited Kerry Pace again to share her expertise on the matter as she has helped other dyslexics get access to the “access to work” grant. We also invited people to join us and ask questions to Kerry. Listen to the episode to find out more.

Links you might want to check:

Kerry Pace email: Kerry@Diverse-Learners.co.uk

Kerry Pace Youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/DiverseLearners/featured

@DiverseLearners

Phone, text and WhatsApp 07947 325 849

Access to Work info - https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work

Access to Work “apply” - https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

Phone 0800 121 7479

Text 0800 121 7579

Dragon - https://www.nuance.com/en-gb/dragon.html

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Claro - https://www.clarosoftware.com/

Audio notetaker - https://sonocent.com/audio-notetaker/

Inspiration - https://www.inspiration-at.com/

C scan pen - https://www.scanningpens.co.uk/

Website www.Diverse-Learners.co.uk

Show notes and resources: https://bulletmapacademy.com/101/

#100 Coaching Athletes with Dyslexia with Sophia Gomma Jan 27, 2021

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A lot of dyslexics excel in sports. Some professional athletes even attribute their success to dyslexia. This week we are going to talk about this fascinating subject with Sophia Gomma, a licensed Davis facilitator who helps dyslexic students in school and sports.

People with dyslexia are naturally very good at dynamic reasoning which can be very helpful in competitive games. However, there can be underlying roadblocks. Executing set plays and following the coach's instructions can sometimes be difficult for people with dyslexia. The coach may misinterpret this as the athlete being lazy.

We invited Sophia Gomma to our podcast this week to talk about dyslexia in sports and the factors that may affect athletes with dyslexia. Sophia also shares a lot of insights on coaching dyslexics and knowing what they need to maximise their capabilities in sports.

Here are some links:

Website: www.LearningToolsForLife.com

Sophia’s email: info@LeanringToolsForLife.com

Live podcast recording on 2nd of Feb: https://bulletmapacademy.com/access-to-work/

Or email: darius@bulletmapacademy.com

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