Kew Dyslexia

Dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty (SpLD) that primarily affects the skills involved in accurate and fluent word reading and spelling. However, it can also affect speaking, writing, processing of information, organisation and memory.

It is neurological in origin, often runs in families and is a life-long condition. Dyslexia can affect people in quite different ways, some more severely than others and every person with dyslexia will have a unique set of strengths and weaknesses.

The children who are a puzzle to parents and teachers are the ones who seem bright and talented in some areas, but have surprising difficulty in others. One child might be incredibly articulate and full of creative ideas but struggle to put more than a couple of lines onto paper. Another might be a genius at maths but at a loss when they open a book. And then there is the child who can create a complex piece of code but finds it impossible to remember ‘simple’ instructions. 

Children do not all learn in exactly the same way. Some brains are just wired differently and need to try a new approach to learning.

These are the children who interest me. With the right support in place, these children can really start to believe in themselves and fly.