News & Blog

Spring 2021 Newsletter

Like everyone else, Dyslexia Cornwall’s newsletter has been out of circulation for the past year. But with the arrival of Spring and with our local communities coming out of...

Understanding the Barriers to Success in Mathematics: Postponed to May 2021

Due to unforeseen circumstances our planned annual conference will now be in May 2021. It will of course still be virtual and delivered via Teams. The conference was fully...

The Signs of Dyscalculia

Most people with dyslexia are good with maths, although able to work out an answer they can’t explain how they did it. Dyscalculia is a different condition. The Dyslexia...

Brtish Dyslexia Association – Dyscalculia and Maths Difficulties Conference

British Dyslexia Association are very excited to announce that they will be hosting a live virtual conference on Dyscalculia and Maths Difficulties. The conference is scheduled for: Thursday 18th...

Crossbow Free Downloadable Resources

Crossbow is a family business, started in 1992 by a SEN teacher who was finding that the games he devised to teach his dyslexic students were more effective than...

Maths Games for Children (7 – 14 years) – Sally Raymond

Over the years Dyslexia Cornwall has had a close working link with Sally Raymond who is qualified and experienced in the subject of dyslexia. As a parent of a...

Webinar for Parents – Managing your Child’s Anxiety

In these times, many parents and children are not surprisingly feeling anxious. Fortunately, there are many things you can do to help. On Wednesday 1st April 2020, British Dyslexia...

20 Learning Apps for Stir-Crazy Kids

The closure of schools has left many parents and carers in the sudden, unexpected position of being home-school teachers. Schools are providing support where they can, but there are...

Seven Ideas for Supporting Younger Children with Dyslexia

Play spelling games like Scrabble. Try to play a game a day. Set up a league to keep scores over the week. How many new words have you learned?...

Dicey Spellings (by Sally Raymond)

Write the word on a card. Speak it in a sentence (make sure its meaning is understood). Look at the role of each letter. Where and why might errors...