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I had the good fortune of working on a series of videos as part of a DfE initiative called Parent Champions. Many of the member organisations of the Dyslexia-SpLD Trust came together to work on various projects to support families learn more about supporting children who learn differently. It had been a while since I watched these little gems and was really pleased to see they had been viewed often and well-received. The tips are still good ones so here they are. I’ve provide

I have great respect for language - as a linguist and a teacher. The intention behind which words we choose has been a vital component in my own education. We no longer ‘manned’ the stall we ‘ran’ it. The ‘chairman’ became the ‘chair’. Actor, waiter, steward: gender based suffixes were questioned as part of a larger social movement which aimed to challenge limiting social constructs. It is hard to imagine that language now commonplace was once seen as revolutionary. Which bri

ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Dyscalculia — Is It Time to Change the Language We Use About Neurodivergent Children? For many years, teachers and practitioners have been using the acronym SpLD to describe a group of ‘difficulties’ which make it challenging to succeed in the classroom. The most common SpLDs are dyslexia, dyspraxia, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder ADHD, attention deficit disorder ADD, dyscalculia and dysgraphia. The word ‘specific’ refers to the nature