When someone has poor vision, an optician help corrects their focusing ability so they can compensate for this particular deficiency.…..When spelling, you need to pay particular attention to the letter configuration - especially when the word being spelt is not phonetically obvious and you need to memorize the order of letters. All of these skills require correct eye-tracking.

So, what do you do if your child does not like reading? Do you force them against their will; each day trying to convince them, “to just try,” After all it’s good for them, isn’t it? We all need qualifications, and your child is no different. It is a bit of a dilemma, and we feel we need to do the best for our children to give them the best chances in life....are we doing that? Can we think about this a bit more?

There is nothing more annoying than when you read badly punctuated sentences. We should all have a pen handy when we see lousy punctuation.

There is no way to have a definitive diagnosis of dyslexia before the age of 8. There are simply too many factors in the child’s development before that age and, of course, every child develops in their own unique way.

Is your child at risk of having dyslexia? Are you worried they are falling behind at schoo? Being concerned about academic progress due to possible dyslexia or neurodivergance is something we pay special attention to.

Did you know the sound of your child’s voice can be used to boost their reading skills?

I am so confused because I take him to the optician to get his eye checked regularly….

It should not be difficult for schools to implement a good, systematic phonics programme…

I was watching one of my students write the other day, and noticed countless problems with her seated position, her pencil grip, and how she was obscuring the sentence with her hand as she wrote. The effort was enormous on her part.