Video: Supporting a child with dyslexia
My 9-year-old daughter has just been diagnosed with dyslexia. She’s pretty down. How do I best support her with this?
Marcia Brissett-Bailey
Advocate for dyslexic and neurodivergent young people, championing self-esteem, confidence, and representation through an intersectional lens.
Sarah Evans
Working with children with dyslexia and co-occurring needs, creating learning experiences that are inclusive, engaging and enjoyable.
Guide: Guide to Dyslexia
A road map to help you navigate supporting a dyslexic child or pupil. Use this to find our most useful content.
Professor Maggie Snowling
A world-leading expert helping educators and families better understand language difficulties, including dyslexia, and the importance of early identif…
Article: How to support dyslexic children
Understand what dyslexia is, recognise key signs in children of all ages, and learn how to support learning differences and build confidence at home and…
Video: Understanding Dyslexic children
In this film, we meet Ayana and Sophie, who talk about what it feels like to live and learn with dyslexia, while Professor Maggie Snowling explains what…
Video: Understanding Dyslexia with Marcia Brissett Bailey
Marcia Brissett-Bailey (author of "Black, brilliant and Dyslexic") shares her experiences with the intersectionality of the issues she's faced and how…
Video: Understanding Neurodiverse Children
This film explores neurodiversity in children through real stories and expert insight - revealing how Autism, ADHD, and Dyslexia shape learning, emotions,…
Article: Understanding reasonable adjustments at school
In this article, we explore what it means to make reasonable adjustments at school, and how to ask for support if a child’s needs aren’t being met.
Video: Breaking down barriers to learning
In this 3-minute film, children talk about their difficulties with learning and how these make them feel.
It illustrates the importance of proactively…
Video: Reasonable Adjustments for Neurodivergent Children at School
Neurodivergent children often struggle in traditional classroom settings - not because they can't learn, but because the environment wasn't designed for…
Podcast: How to celebrate neurodiversity and learn from our children
How to celebrate neurodiversity and learn from our children
Podcast: Why is engagement of children key in effective learning?
As teachers, how do we know how all children learn and how to best teach in order to meet the needs of all? Barry Carpenter goes into some depth around…
Podcast: How can we support Mental Health in Education?
I speak with Barry Carpenter on important themes in education, such as school curriculum, the impact of COVID on mental health, absenteeism, complex needs…
Podcast: What do I need to know about Dyslexia to support children?
Sarah Evans speaks about the visual mind, the importance of movement and barefoot running to positively impact working memory and shares a variety of resources…
Video: Comorbidity in autistic children
Autistic people will often, but certainly not always, experience some mental health challenges. It is estimated that around 70% of autistic people have…
Article: Dyslexia in Children
Dyslexia is a difference in how the brain processes language - and it affects a lot more than reading and writing. We help you understand what dyslexia…