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Three Ways to Help Teens with Dyslexia Prepare for Exams

07/13/2022 | By More
Three Ways to Help Teens with Dyslexia Prepare for Exams

by Hailey Thompson Exam period can be a stressful time for teens, parents and teachers alike. Everyone wants their child to do their best, whatever that looks like for them, and for older teens, there can be additional pressure around needing the results to get into higher education. But there can be even more stress […]

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A NYC Class’s “Backwards” Song About Letters

07/06/2022 | By More
A NYC Class’s “Backwards” Song About Letters

Erik Arnesen, a music teacher at a New York City public school (PS 18) in Park Terrace, Manhattan, remembered hearing how some children had difficulty decoding printed letters that looked alike when reversed. At the time, he only had a vague idea that dyslexia meant seeing letters and numbers jumbled, out of order, or turned […]

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Empowering and Creating Inclusive Workplaces Free Webinar Series: Exploring Dyslexia

07/01/2022 | By More
Empowering and Creating Inclusive Workplaces Free Webinar Series: Exploring Dyslexia

Dyslexia Webinar Summary Date/Time Wednesday, 27th July 2022 10AM BST | 7pm AEST | 5.00am ET Duration 1 hour Format Fireside chat with Leonie Cutts, Vanessa Victor, & Matija Squire Title Empowering and Creating Inclusive Workplaces Webinar Series:Exploring Dyslexia Webinar Description As part of a neurodiverse webinar series and global research study, we are excited […]

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Help inspire the Future of Work with F4S

07/01/2022 | By More
Help inspire the Future of Work with F4S

Fingerprint for Success (F4S) is a technology that helps you to understand and bring out the best in yourself and others at work. At F4S we have a vision to inspire the workplaces of the future where cognitive diversity is not only embraced, it is celebrated.We believe everyone deserves psychological safety at work, now and […]

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An Able Workforce: Attracting Differently-Abled People During the Recruitment Process

06/30/2022 | By More
An Able Workforce: Attracting Differently-Abled People During the Recruitment Process

Written by Elijah Dawson The recent shift towards remote working has made it possible to see how differently-abled people, including those with dyslexia, can integrate into the workforce with ease. Inclusivity is beneficial to both workers and business owners. With the right solutions and accommodations in place, talented prospective employees will feel confident and safe […]

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Running Your Own Business: 5 Tips for Parents With Dyslexia

06/30/2022 | By More
Running Your Own Business: 5 Tips for Parents With Dyslexia

Written by Justin Bennett If you’re a parent with dyslexia, you might find it difficult to work at a traditional 9-to-5 office job. Not only does this leave you with less time to spend with your child, your supervisors may not understand your needs, leaving you to struggle with lots of tasks. To figure out […]

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Why Dyslexia is a Gift

05/11/2022 | By More
Why Dyslexia is a Gift

by Karl Leeuw These are some of the dyslexic people in history: Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, Michael Faraday, Stephen Hawking, Steve Jobs,Robin Williams, Henry Ford, Da Vinci, Newton, Walt Disney, Thomas Edison, Picasso, John Lennon, Winston Churchill, Alexander Bell, Thomas Jefferson, John F Kennedy, Woodrow Wilson, George Washington, the Wright Brothers, Mohammed Ali and many […]

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When You Write p I See d

05/06/2022 | By More
When You Write p I See d

by Margaret DeMarchi Attention to the social and emotional well-being of children has come to the forefront of education in recent years with good reason. As a special education teacher for the first 25 years of my teaching career, one of the greatest challenges I faced each day was helping children with dyslexia to believe […]

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Learn to Cartoon – the fun way for creative Kids to build confidence

08/01/2021 | By More
Learn to Cartoon – the fun way for creative Kids to build confidence

Does your child love to doodle and draw? Do they learn best through pictures? Here’s a surprising way to nurture their creative skills and build their confidence – it’s called cartooning! Meet artist, Sarah Jane Vickery. She’s taken the skills she learned during her own struggles with dyslexia, to develop Cartoon Club – a program […]

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Reshoring Initiative Needs Creative Thinkers to Transform Advanced Manufacturing and the Future of Work

07/15/2021 | By More
Reshoring Initiative Needs Creative Thinkers to Transform Advanced Manufacturing and the Future of Work

The COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdowns and related global recession of 2020 have created a highly uncertain outlook for the labor market. This phenomenon has accelerated both the arrival of the future of work and the reshoring of well-paying manufacturing jobs back to the United States. A world of new technology is fundamentally changing how people work. The World Economic […]

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