We are delighted to welcome Sophie as our new blogger. As a 21 year old dyslexic, Sophie has been through it all and now wants to help other young dyslexics on their journey to finding their ‘why’ and being able to shine. Here is her first post for you https://www.lifeofadyslexic.com/
One of the resources that we find adapts well for our topic/ project style learning are the Oaka Topic Packs. They give us a good foundation for a topic – the kids pick up key definitions and wording without getting lost in long paragraphs.
Mid way through Dyslexia Awareness Week and I thought I would share our dyslexia story with you. Talking to parents at a local dyslexia meeting earlier this week, I was again struck with the sheer frustration we deal with on a daily basis. The importance of being your child’s biggest and best advocate has never…
If your children or pupils need warming up to get back in the term-time frame of mind (whether your children are at school or home educated), a game is the perfect way to bridge the gap from holiday to the new school year. 1. Educational games that are linked to the curriculum re-engage your children…
With revision time well and truly upon us again, understanding the most effective revision techniques is essential to avoid wasting time and increasing stress levels. Back in the late 19 century a German psychologist, Hermann Ebbinghaus studied how quickly we forget things. The result of his investigations was the ‘Forgetting Curve’. This basically demonstrates that,…
‘While learning to read, and having good levels of literacy, are undoubtedly important, I don’t believe this is the whole solution,’ Bambi Gardiner, Founder of Oaka Books, explains why teaching a dyslexic child to read does not solve the problem.
The Government’s 2014-15 statistics showed that children with special educational needs (SEN) and learning disabilities accounted for just over half of all school exclusions. Over 700,000 children in our education system are dyslexic as are almost half the people in our prisons. Worrying statistics and a perfect demonstration of the way in which, sadly, SEN…
We’ve put together a ‘wish list’ for teachers given to us by dyslexic pupils over the past year. Not only will this help pupils in the classroom but also some of the many teachers who may have received little or no training in working with dyslexic children. We hope it helps! Happy Dyslexia Awareness Week….
Wow! What a great, creative bunch your children are. With over 650 entries for our Royal Navy & Royal Marines Children’s Fund Art Competition this year, we were thrilled with not only the number of entries but the quality of them. Our judges made endless comments about the use of colour, movement and detail as…
Here is the latest review from Shelly at Ofamilylearning together. Oaka Digital Posted on April 11, 2018by ofamily A little while ago I wrote a post about one of the Oaka Topic Packs that the kids and I tried out and loved, well Oaka also have a digital library. The Digital Library is geared for KS3 ages (ie secondary school) but we…
