TV chef Jamie Oliver will shine the light on the fate of life with dyslexia.
Fed by his own experience, the TV favorite is on a mission to stimulate educational reform and say: “Our children are not broken, they need more support.”
His show, Jamie’s Dyslexia Revolution will be broadcast on Channel 4 on Monday 9 June at 9 p.m. and is intended to increase consciousness in the situation in the hope that an educational reform will be supported by the government, so that children with the learning problems are not left behind.
He will speak with students who feel “stupid, worthless, stupid” and lift the lid on the educational side – chat with teachers who say that training is not suitable for the goal. This leads to a meeting with the State Secretary for Education, Bridget Phillipson.
He is the newest celebrity that opens up about their lives with dyslexia. Others are Holly Willoughby and Sir Richard Branson who even launched his own campaign to emphasize the problem.
The 72-year-old business Tycoon, who is dyslexic himself, has collaborated with a charity of Dyslexia to launch Dyslexai, a campaign that requires companies to work for free training at the workplace to unlock the potential of dyslexic employees last year.
But what is dyslexia and what are the signs?
According to the NHS, dyslexia is a common learning difficulties that mainly influence reading, writing and spelling.
Various aspects of the coordination, organization and memory of a person are also influenced by dyslexia.
However, in contrast to a learning disability, intelligence is not influenced.
Although the exact cause is uncertain, dyslexia often seems to be in families. It is believed that some genes of your parents can communicate to influence how certain sections of the brain grow during early years of life.
Symptoms usually become clear in the school stage when the focus is on learning to read and write.
A person with dyslexia can slowly read and write, have inconsistent or incorrect spelling, confuse the order of letters in words, find it difficult to perform a series of instructions, to struggle with planning and organization and to understand when it is spoken to them, but find it difficult to follow instructions when they are written down.
People who struggle with dyslexia often excel in other areas, such as creative thinking and problem solving.
Dyslexia diagnostic tests can be a good idea if there are still concerns about your child’s progress after they have received extra training and support.
An educational psychologist or a teacher who specializes in dyslexia with the necessary training can do this.
For both children and adults, the BDA offers an individual assessment service.
Support for people with dyslexia
The first thing you have to do if you suspect that your child has dyslexia is to talk about your schools with their teacher or the special educational power coordinator (Senco) at their school.
Depending on the situation, they may be able to offer your child more help.
Schools and colleges must offer tools to students who struggle with a certain learning disability, such as dyslexia, and they must have access to specialists who are trained to help children with special needs.
Employers must offer sufficient adjustments to the workplace for people with dyslexia, such as extra time for specific tasks and in exams.
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