Mums in the Wood is very pleased to introduce Handy Spelling Products which have been designed to remove some of the anxiety that many dyslexics/poor spellers feel on a daily basis about writing in front of their peers. Sally and her partner Maggie aim to do this by stuffing their pencil cases with ‘handy’ stationery […]
NEW AWARD-WINNING STATIONERY THAT SUPPORTS LITERACY by Sally Ashcroft. Read More »
Sally Ashcroft is a qualified dyslexia assessor and tutor and provides support for children with literacy and working memory difficulties in the Hampstead area. She has been Senco of St Christopher’s school in Belsize Park and a governor in charge of SEN provision at Fitzjohn’s Primary. She has had a long-term interest in
Working memory and its impact on children’s development and behaviour by Sally Ashcroft Read More »
The Minnesota Council for the gifted and talented, has published an excellent table setting out the similarities and differences between a gifted child and a child with Asperger’s syndrome. It is worth remembering that the two are sometimes intertwined and it is often difficult to distinguish one from the other. This table goes someway towards
How to distinguish a gifted child from a child with Asperger’s syndrome. Read More »
When most people hear the word “gifted” their first assumption is that the child is a bright shining star, academically and physically advanced, well rounded, popular, happy and settled, doing very well in school. The reality is very different. Gifted children often feel left out and alone because their peers find it difficult to understand the
