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In This Issue
- 1) The Dystinct Journey of Heidi Parody– (Neurodiversity Advocate, Heidi and Me- Our Neurodiversity Journey.
- The story of 9-year-old Heidi Parody who shares her personal experiences with the world to challenge the stigma around neurodiversity and empower neurodivergent kids and their carers to embrace their difference.
- 2) Why start with S A T P I N? Why not A-Z? – By Clare Wood (Founder, Tiny Steps Make Big Strides Literacy Clinic)
- This article takes a closer look at the initial code addressing the reason why phonics instruction follows a particular systematic sequence rather than teach letter sounds from A-Z.
- 3) Zombie Brain Eating Chickens (2.3 million likes) Defeats Schools (0.001 K likes)- By Simon Da Roza (Principal Consultant, Exceptional Learners)
- Simon explores how the gamification of our world has led to increasing numbers of disengaged children and youth and discusses strategies for educational facilities to re-engage their attention.
- 4) Executive Function Issues in Children: An Overview-by Dr Richard Selznick (Psychologist, Author and Founder, Shut Down Learner)
- Dr Richard Selznick provides an overview of the role of executive function (EF), assessment of EF issues and strategies to manage EF deficits.
- 5) The Ripple Effect of Collaboration- by Casey Harrison (Dyslexia Therapist, Educator, Founder, The Dyslexia Classroom)
- Casey Harrison explores the role of the literacy therapist in creating a wave of instructional change for student success through school collaboration.
- 6) The Dystinct Journey of Elliot Cox -(Racer & Founder, Driving for Dyslexia)
- The dystinct journey of Elliot Cox, the 14-year-old racer from Indianapolis, who is on his very own personal mission- Driving for Dyslexia.
- 7) Asking for help- by Krysten Taprell (Psychologist, Founder, The Therapist Parent)
- Krysten examines how the simple act of asking for help can be complicated for some children and discusses ways to empower children to recognise their need for help and appropriately ask for it.
- 8) Confused? Evidence-based. Research-based. Scientific-research. What are schools required to use? – by Dr BethAnn Pratte (Founder, Anchor Educational Services)
- Dr BethAnn Pratte analyses the difference between the terms Evidence-based, Research-based and Scientific-research and examines its legal implications for schools.
- 9) Essay Planning and Writing for High School Students with Learning Difficulties-by Sasha Borenstein (Author, Teacher Trainer, Educator and Mentor. SashaBorenstein.com)
- Sasha Borenstein outlines the procedures and skills that need to be explicitly taught to high school students for effective essay planning and writing.
- 10) Music and Dyslexia– by Dr Valdine Björnson (Founder, The Reading and Learning Clinic of Manitoba)
- Dr Valdine Björnson explores the benefits of music education to dyslexic individuals, ways in which struggling music learners can be helped and the similarities between multisensory learning for both music education and literacy instruction.
- 11) Immunizing your Child from Reading Failure: Seven Recent Studies -by Faith Borkowsky (Author, Dyslexia Practitioner, Founder, High Five Literacy)
- Faith Borkowsky reviews seven noteworthy scientifically based reading research involving early literacy produced over the past two years (2020 & 2021)
- 12) The secret executive director of reading: executive functions: by Dr Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus (Author, Director, Educational Neuroimaging Center)
- Dr Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus examines the role of executive function in learning and intact reading acquisition and the relationship of executive function to reading difficulties and remediation.
- 13) Is homework a fight in your house? - Dr Tara Warwick (Occupational Therapist, Co-owner, Blue Sparrow)
- Dr Tara Warwick provides seven practical tips to alleviate homework struggles.
- 14) Recognising, Teaching and Supporting Students with Dyslexia- Are we Doing Enough? – by Karen Starkiss (Founder, Dyslexia Support Services)
- Karen Starkiss's insights on identifying and meeting the needs of students with literacy difficulties at schools and raising the standards of reading for all students.
- 15) The Dystinct Journey of Loki Madireddi- (Chef, Co-founder, Trust The Loki)
- The story of severely dyslexic Loki Madireddi, the MasterChef contestant from Season 10 of MasterChef Australia who has recently discovered some answers to the forces that shaped him all along.
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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
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Language: English
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