The Dyslexia And Learning Differences Centre

09/07/2024

From the start of Term 3, 2024 I have availability to take on new students for 1:1 sessions of MSLE/OG.

If you are interested or have further questions, please contact me via PM on this page as the email address on my website is not working.

25/01/2022

I am currently not taking on any more students. If you are after an assessment for dyslexia or learning difficulties please source a clinical or educational psychologist or alternatively a neuropsychologist.

13/11/2020

Many people think that if you read more to a dyslexic then they will acquire the necessary skills and strategies to read. This is a big misconception not founded in any research!What children get from being read to is a sense of connection, a sense of story structure, a wonderful vocabulary, analytical and comprehension skills if asked questions and asked to think about what’s been read. They develop a love of literature and rich language. Alphabetic code, decoding and encoding have to be systematically taught.

07/10/2020

It’s still very common for people to think dyslexics reverse letters or symbols and have vision problems. These 7 myths are bust in this article and clip.

When it comes to dyslexia, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction. Here are seven common dyslexia myths, debunked.

07/10/2020

It’s important to know the warning signs for Dyscalculia, which can be detected and remediated at preschool age.

Dr. Daniel Ansari from the Numerical Cognition Laboratory at Western University (London, ON) discusses developmental dyscalculia.

07/10/2020

As October is Dyslexia Awareness month let’s shine some of our red light on Dyscalculia. Any child diagnosed with ADHD or Dyslexia should be assessed for Dyscalculia, as half of these students have comorbid learning difficulties.

Dyscalculia may not sound familiar, but this math learning difference may be quite common, says our expert. Watch this video to learn more about dyscalculia ...

06/06/2020

02/12/2018

A good article about dysgraphia and links to resources of how to assist.

This goes way beyond messy handwriting.

02/12/2018

An interesting article about the over diagnosis of ADHD for children younger than their classmates.

The younger kids may just be more immature, the researchers found.

21/10/2017

Dyscalculia is under diagnosed in schools and children with this disorder often struggle at math and have low self-esteem. Rapid identification and direct, explicit teaching of strategy and more guided practice of examples are what's required to assist these students to become more proficient with prerequisite mathematical skills.

Math challenges many kids, but for some, it's actually dyscalculia, a type of math learning disability. Here's how to ID that issue in your child.

19/10/2017

October is dyslexia awareness month. In Australia we are behind in effective teaching techniques for these types of learners in our classrooms and they are under identified for interventions. Diagnosis is often seen in the upper primary to high school years in our country, which is not sufficiently good enough as much suffering occurs with these very intelligent learners. While people will become aware of dyslexia in the month of October this will not change current teaching practice for these students. An overhaul of the education system is what's needed. This article presents some interesting insights from dyslexic students on how they learn best.

Dyslexia is my Superpower by Margaret Rooke gives dyslexic children a voice to talk about their feelings and provide adults with practical ‘dos and don’ts’