Dyslexia : Helping you to explain it to your child

The aim of this course is to present to you an explanation of what dyslexia is so that you are in a better position to explain it to your child and give them support that will help them both in school and at home.

In the first section we will look at what dyslexia is (As presented by the official bodies and dictionaries). I will then explain it as I see it in layman's terms.

We will then move on and explore people who have achieved great success because of or irrespective of their dyslexia.

Time will be spent looking at different learning styles and the importance of using a range of learning techniques.

My interest in dyslexia started 15+ years ago when I realised what an awful speller my daughter was. I approached the school and asked for help but I was told dyslexia was just an excuse for laziness...

I then made it a mission to help her myself. Over the coming years whilst completing my degree in childcare and education, I completed numerous courses on dyslexia, I have read a huge number of books and made it my duty to find out as much as I could to help her. In 2012 I started Starr Tutoring and because of my interest in dyslexia I found that many of the children I worked with had dyslexia. I used their knowledge and experience and that of their parent's to help me grow and understand the subject myself.

My interest is how can I help a dyslexic child. As a parent or educator, what can we do ourselves to help them and make their lives as easy as we can.

I want to take you through this course as an equal, a friend who has had similar issues with her own child and now wants to use the knowledge she has learned to help as many others as possible.

I hope you find the answers to many of your questions in the following course.