by Beth Beamish | Aug 4, 2025 | Dyslexia Blog, Other Learning Challenges
Thanks to dyscalculia tutor Katharine Beaumont for her help with this post. Mathematics – even the word makes me sweat. Trying to say dyscalculia sends me into a tailspin. At school, I had a very old-fashioned maths teacher who sat his pupils according to their latest...
by Beth Beamish | Aug 4, 2025 | Dyslexia Blog, Education & Parenting
I first asked, could this be a sign of dyslexia? when my son, Harry, was five years old. Harry couldn’t spot his name on the coat pegs at school, but because he was so young, I didn’t worry about it being a sign of dyslexia. When he got to seven and still...
by Beth Beamish | Aug 4, 2025 | Dyslexia Blog, Other Learning Challenges
My sixteen-year-old son, Harry, loves music. He enjoys playing instruments, listening to songs, even singing, but he absolutely hates writing about music. Last night he tried to finish his music homework. The assignment required him to write about a Beethoven concert...
by Beth Beamish | Aug 4, 2025 | Dyslexia Blog, Education & Parenting
When scientists scanned the brains of people engaged in listening or reading, they discovered the same areas handle both activities. So improving your child’s listening comprehension skills may also help with their reading. Have you ever asked your child a...
