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In This Issue
- 1) Using Children's Literature as a Low-Stress Way to Study Words - by Fiona Hamilton (Literacy Coach, Trainer, Author, and Founder at wordtorque.com)
- Fiona Hamilton discusses how educators and parents can get children actively involved in word study through the use of children's literature and provides practical advice on building children's curiosity and knowledge of words to develop their reading and spelling skills.
- 2) Dystinct Report - by Flynn Eldridge (Journalist at Dystinct.org https://dystinct.org/team/flynn-eldridge/) and Ava Eldridge (Journalist at Dystinct.org)
- Nine and ten-year-old journalists Ava and Flynn Eldridge have a chat with Dave Strudwick, the owner of The Roofing Hut who has a preference for dyslexic employees. They find out how being dyslexic has contributed to Dave's success in business.
- 3) Dystinct Journey of Jacobo Díaz Polo (Founder & CEO of Activate E-Learning activate-learning.com)
- An interview with Jacobo Díaz Polo, a 15-year-old tech entrepreneur from the UK who is developing a fun and engaging educational app to democratise the intervention process for all students with dyslexia.
- 4) Dyslexia: From the Inside and Out- by Dr Helen Ross (Co-Vice Chair of the British Dyslexia Association & Chair of the Wiltshire Dyslexia Association, Consultant & Researcher, Expert SEN & Dyslexia Advisor helensplace.co.uk)
- Dr Helen Ross, Co-Vice Chair of the British Dyslexia Association & Chair of the Wiltshire Dyslexia Association, talks about the impact of dyslexia in her personal and professional life and how her experiences made her choose her career path and has led her to where she is now.
- 5) Dystinct Journey of Justine Vilgrain (Founder of Certified Dyslexic certifieddyslexic.com)
- The story of how Justine Vilgrain, a successful creative strategist from Paris, France, who had a turbulent childhood due to the lack of support from the school system in France, is now working to make people with learning difficulties feel accepted.
- 6) Dyslexia Through a Family Systems Lens - by Dr Brent Moore (Director, Clinical Mental Health Counseling & Associate Professor at Indiana Wesleyan University and Owner at neuralkc.com)
- Dr Brent Moore demonstrates how a dyslexia diagnosis not only impacts the person diagnosed but alters the dynamics of their family system and suggests strategies from the family systems theory to influence the stability or growth of the entire system positively.
- 7) Where's Katy? - One Mom's Journey from Fear to Freedom - by Susan Beddingfield (Dyslexia Tutor and Author thehighfivehouse.com)
- Susan Beddingfield talks of her journey from fear to freedom as she learned to embrace her daughter's unique learning style and dyslexia diagnosis.
- 8) How One Student Changed My Reading Practice-by Jeremiah Short (Educator, founder at thephenomenalstudent.com)
- Educator Jeremiah Short shares his story of how one struggling student led him to the Science of Reading research and helped him change his approach to literacy instruction.
- 9) Dyspraxia/DCD- by Emma Long (Volunteer Coordinator Dyspraxia Foundation Cambridgeshire Support Group facebook.com/CambsDyspraxia)
- Emma Long, a volunteer coordinator working for the Dyspraxia Foundation, shares her experience of struggling to get help for her daughter and how she now volunteers at the Dyspraxia Foundation, which helps families in the region.
- 10) Dystinct Journey of Dr Praba Soundararajan (Dyslexic Social Innovator | Neuroscientist | CEO & Founder boon-dah.com)
- The story of how Dr Praba Soundararajan took his personal experience of being dyslexic, knowledge as a neuroscientist and love for Tintin to write engaging stories for children to introduce them to STEM and visual literacy, which was vital in making a neuroscientist out of a child labelled as stupid.
- 11) Dystinct Report- by Flynn Eldridge (Journalist at Dystinct.org)
- 10-year-old journalist Flynn Eldridge and his little brother Blake Eldridge interview Sharon Scurr, the founder of DEB, to find out all about her website, the support group, and her.
- 12) Structured Literacy Approach-By Sharon Scurr (MSL Educational Specialist & Founder of deb.co.nz)
- Sharon Scurr explains what constitutes the Structured Literacy approach and how being trained in the approach guarantees better student outcomes rather than following a ready-made program. She also warns about being mindful of companies that use wordplay to pass off ineffective programs as genuine Structured Literacy Programs.
- 13) Dystinct Journey Henry Bates (Young Ambassador for Dyslexia Canada dyslexiacanada.org/en/ambassadors)
- The story of 12-year-old Henry Bates, a young ambassador for Dyslexia Canada who has a penchant for collecting antiques, creating sketches, and stop motion films.
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About Dystinct Magazine
Dystinct Magazine seeks to find the extra ordinary that lies within the ordinary. Every dyslexic child is blessed to be distinctively different. We have set out to identify and nurture these differences to instil a strong sense of achievement in children who are often forgotten about. We also bring to you relevant up to date advice from leading experts in the industry to help you navigate the path to success.
1 in 5 children who pass through our one size fits all education system are on the dyslexia continuum, diagnosed or not. They are repeatedly dismissed as too dumb or unaidable leaving desperate parents with very few avenues to turn to. Our beautiful children are broken by the very system that is meant to nurture and raise them. These are promising young minds who are made to feel worthless over and over again because the system has failed to recognise their differences. Their struggles are often brushed under the rug or the system recognises their existence but lacks the capacity to make the changes necessary to accommodate their uniqueness.
There is a need to change the narrative around dyslexia from that of ‘slow’, ‘not working hard enough’, ‘lazy’ to one of hardworking, passionate, uniquely different and worthy.
Dystinct Magazine aims to instill a strong sense of self-worth in dyslexic children who have had unfair opportunities chipping away at their self-esteem throughout their existence. Our mission is to foster a community that celebrates the difference of dyslexia.
Not every dyslexic child is magically a genius. Oftentimes, we spend hours looking for the genius or outside the box thinking in our dyslexic kids failing to realise that it was in them all along, hidden in plain sight under the years self-doubt and shame that the society ingrained in them for not matching up to their peers. We aim to peel back at these negative layers of damaged self-esteem and provide the children with a platform to truly appreciate their uniqueness, take pride in their difference and revel in the knowledge that within their difference, lies their strength.
We are here with a commitment to empower dyslexics and their champions so that, they can discover the strengths within themselves and appreciate the uniqueness that dyslexia has offered them.
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Publisher: Dystinct Magazine
Published: Quarterly
Language: English
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About The Publisher
I’m Zahra Nawaz from Melbourne, Australia. While I’m not chasing after my boys or cooking up a storm in the kitchen, I work with dyslexic and... read more
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