Dyslexia Resources

What is dyslexia?
Dyslexia or specific learning difficulties?
The incidence of dyslexia
Dyslexia and the law
What are the signs of dyslexia?
What can parents do?
Are there any strengths?
Assessments and tests

This resource centre contains information on various aspects of dyslexia and learning difficulties. Click on an item in the menu to the right.

If there is anything you want to know and are unable to find it here then please feel free to contact Dyslexikit.

Are There any Strengths?

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Yes!

Dyslexic people often have extraordinary strengths – and there are some extraordinary dyslexic people:

Richard Branson, Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, Tom Cruise, Anthony Hopkins, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jamie Oliver, Ben Elton, Lewis Carroll, Hans Christian Andersen, Walt Disney, Ingvar Kamprad (IKEA founder), Anita Roddick, Duncan Goodhew, Steve Redgrave, Jackie Stewart, Michael Faraday... to name but a few.

Dyslexic people?

are often creative, good at art and/or technology
are often good orally, can tell a good story
can solve problems where others have failed
think laterally and innovatively
are sometimes very good at sport

‘You don’t have to be dyslexic, but it helps. A study has revealed that millionaires are significantly more likely to suffer from the condition than the rest of the population.’ (Dowell. Sunday Times 5/10/03)

Where can you see Dyslexikit?

TES Education North 2010

23 – 24 April 2010
Venue: Manchester Central
Stand No. B16 – opposite the British Dyslexia Assoc.(BDA)Stand
Dyslexikit will be previewing their latest product, ‘Access Literacy’ (AL), at this April’s TES North Exhibition. AL has been specially developed by Gina Brooks ( the author of the Dyslexikit Series) to address the literacy needs of the older learner (primarily 13 – 18+ year olds). This is in response to growing requests from Secondary School teachers, Specialist Teachers, parents and those working with young people in many services and institutions.

Visit TES Education North 2010 Website

Further exhibitions to be confirmed.

Why wait for an exhibition? Why not invite us to come to you?

If you are a teacher, a member of a parent group or a special interest group such as PATOSS, we can come to your school or group meeting, talk to you and show you Dyslexikit, and even demonstrate a lesson if you have a struggling reader to work with.

Book us by ringing 01884 881267 or email us at enquiries@dyslexikit.com

4000 Dyslexia Specialists are to be trained in two years.

Education Secretary, Ed Balls, has accepted education expert Sir Jim Rose's review and recommendations regarding services for children with dyslexia, and Dyslexikit is delighted to support the governments initiative to train 4000 specialist dyslexia teachers over the next 2 years. Whilst waiting for these trained specialists, however, you could get a head start in becoming a dyslexia-friendly school. Sir Jim Rose has recommended 'skilled, intensive, one-to-one intervention' for children with dyslexia and we totally agree. Dyslexikit was written by a specialist teacher to provide the materials for intensive, one-to-one teaching not only so that children with dyslexia will improve their skills but also so that you will learn too. As a teacher or parent, as you use Dyslexikit you will become skilled in the strategies and methods required to help children read spell and write.

Order Dyslexikit 1 today and we'll send you a demonstratiion CD free of charge.