Knowledge is king

Knowledge is king

“You don’t know what you don’t know”. This is a great phrase and one that drives me to keep learning. I am also one to go off on various tangents when I am learning. I get easily distracted if I am reading or watching a video by the part I don’t know about. I may stop...
Teaching Struggling Readers to Read

Teaching Struggling Readers to Read

Mary Moran is the author of the Dcode Dyslexia(Dcode) Reading Programme, a Structured Literacy programme suitable for all learners, but especially applicable to dyslexics and other struggling readers. She wrote the programme during Covid, and it is based on the...
Understanding your neurodivergence

Understanding your neurodivergence

The link between neurodiversity and mental health in adulthood is well documented. There are a number of reasons why neurodivergent people in particular experience a higher likelihood of pervasive mental health illnesses in adulthood, from a lack of understanding in...