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Events

Dyslexia Awareness Week

Dyslexia Awareness Week events, online webinars for parents, pupils & teachers:

Dyslexia Awareness Week – Parent Masterclass

3rd October, 6:30 pm- 8:00 pm

This is an online event.

https://dyslexiascotland.org.uk/events?eventId=17323

Join our Dyslexia Scotland  and Sharon Hall for a whistle-stop tour of supporting children and young people with dyslexia.

This talk will cover:

  • Dyslexia today – what do we know about dyslexia and what you might see at home
  • Inside the classroom – an insight into some of the barriers that can be experienced
  • Identifying dyslexia and evidence gathering – staged intervention and processes to identify dyslexia in schools
  • Support at home – tips and ideas of things you can do to help
  • You as an advocate – following your instincts and maintaining good communication with schools.

This event will not be recorded. There will be more in the future but dates are not yet fixed.

Book free tickets on Ticket Tailor.

A Zoom link will be emailed to you on the morning of the event.  Please check your junk mail folder if you don’t receive it.

Please email lena@dyslexiascotland.org.uk with any queries.

Events

The Islamic Book Fair of Scotland

The Islamic Book Fair of Scotland

This is an initiative which brings the best Muslim Kids’ literature from around the world to Scotland. The books are those which are not normally available in Scottish bookstores and libraries. My objective is to encourage Scottish Muslim kids to read more by giving them the opportunity to read books in which they see themselves. Many of the books contain Muslim protagonists but the stories are simply fun, engaging and full of universal messages such as hope and kindness and therefore it is also a great opportunity for all kids to read more diverse books. We are showcasing over 100 titles this year with books for small babies to novels for Young Adults.

Events

A Helpful Resource about Stammering

Stammering/stuttering mean the same thing. Stammering involves a neurological difference.

You may notice:

  • part-word repetitions “b-b-b-ball”
  • word repetitions  “can can can I have…”
  • prolongations, stretching sounds in a word “ssssleep”
  • blocks, difficulty starting a word and no sound coming out
  • tense or jerky movements

These are overt (open) aspects of stammering. Stammering can be very variable with talking being harder at some times than others.

Covert (hidden) aspects can include feelings of

  • shame
  • embarrassment
  • frustration

Negative experiences due to stammering can sadly lead to social anxiety.

Some advantages of stammering for people who stammer can include: strength, determination, appreciation, empathy and life perspective.

Please consider how you support people to talk freely and comfortably whether they stammer or not and listen to and value what people say. The vision of STAMMA is to “create a world that makes space for stammering. Where a stammer is embraced as just a difference. Where no-one judges us on our stammer or the way we choose to deal with it.”

Further information:

STAMMA – A lot of information for teachers and for young people

https://stamma.org/resources/professionals/teachers