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What is the thinking behind the design of Assistive Technology? Make your views known!
What is the thinking behind the design of Assistive Technology? Make your views known!

Listen to this awesome podcast episode from Dyslexia Life Hacks about how assistive technology levels the playing field for students with dyslexia and find out how you can help with the design process of Claro Writing Helper.

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How assistive technology helps to build good self-esteem for dyslexic students.
How assistive technology helps to build good self-esteem for dyslexic students.

Watch this YouTube video from the Northamptonshire Buckinghamshire Dyslexia Association that explores the essential part that assistive technology plays in helping to build good self-esteem in dyslexic students. This article also shows another video that really illustrates how assistive technology such as Claro Writing Helper can make a difference to a student.

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Managing the stress of writing essays when dyslexic: Changing perspective helps!
Managing the stress of writing essays when dyslexic: Changing perspective helps!

Listen to this Parenting Dyslexia podcast episode exploring how to mentally prepare for writing essays by changing perspective and feeling less overwhelmed and more creatively engaged.

How to write an essay without the stress.
How to write an essay without the stress.

Dyslexia Blogger finds out how to write an essay without the stress with Stuart Marsden using Claro Writing Helper.

How assistive technology could help my child.
How assistive technology could help my child.

What are teachers and parents saying about how assistive technology could help their children? Find out as I announce the winners of my May 2021 Giveaway.

I'm Dyslexic! Do essays have to be stressful? Webinar Recording Available Now.
I'm Dyslexic! Do essays have to be stressful? Webinar Recording Available Now.

Available now: Free recording of “I’m Dyslexic! Do essays have to be stressful?” with John Hicks and Stuart Marsden.

I'm Dyslexic! Do essays have to be stressful?
I'm Dyslexic! Do essays have to be stressful?

Read this article to find out what the key strategies are for stress free essay writing for dyslexic students.

Dyslexia, Success and Mental Health Awareness Week
Dyslexia, Success and Mental Health Awareness Week

At the end of #mentalhealthawarenessweek John Hicks announces a way to make a difference to the mental health of children and young people across the UK.

Tackling reading, writing and maths difficulties at home.
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Tackling reading, writing and maths difficulties at home.
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Mother, teacher and assistive tech specialist, Mary Wilcox shares tips on how to help a child with reading, writing and maths difficulties whilst at home during ‘Lock-Down’.

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Text to speech software review. Taking a look at Claro Read Pro
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Text to speech software review. Taking a look at Claro Read Pro
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Dealing with anxiety when studying with dyslexia can be helped by using text to speech assistive technology. I have recently been getting to grips with Claro Read Pro, a piece of assistive technology that reads out text. Find out how I got on in this article.

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Dealing with dyslexia and 'exam anxiety': Tips for keeping calm.
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Dealing with dyslexia and 'exam anxiety': Tips for keeping calm.
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Taking exams is a huge cause for anxiety. Add dyslexic thinking into the mix and the levels of anxiety can ‘sky-rocket’ to new levels. This article gives some tips on how to reduce the levels of anxiety so that a dyslexic student can focus on doing what they need to do rather than on what could go wrong.

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How to focus on learning and not stress about reading, using technology.
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How to focus on learning and not stress about reading, using technology.
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Why are many schools not making it easier for dyslexic kids to focus on learning rather than stress about reading? In this article, I want to highlight an area of technology that is shamefully underused but that could make a huge difference in making learning so much more enjoyable and successful not to mention less stressful.

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