Health and Safety professionals and companies might like to know that we offer a test and remedy for Display Screen Equipment users,who are experiencing eye strain,headaches as a result of using VDU s /whiteboards/computers). The Irlen test will diagnose the problem and offers simple,effective treatment, which will not affect working conditions or add to time off work.Eye strain through scotopic sensitivity can occur in anyone working with computers ,VDU even radar screen.(This can apply to Naval base, airline companies and NHS workers)
If you would like us to screen you or your company, please get in touch now on 01902 334528 or email info@ltslearning.co.uk
If your child is in years 5/6, now is the time to think about their next school.If the choice of nominated local schools does not appeal, then consider the eleven plus entrance exam option for grant maintained / fee paying Grammar schools.Some schold have brouyght forward their exam dates to September 2012 so do not delay .
Even if abilities are satisfactory your child will still benefit from our advice, subject/s coaching and preparation for entrance examination.Schools vary in their styles of questions,some having multiple choice approach.As a holistic centre we look at the whole child, so mentoring and techniques for pre exam nerves forms part of our remit.
We coach in all areas of performance skills, maths, English,Verbal and Non-Verbal reasoning skills to which most schools apply.
Why not contact us during NOW to be sure of your place.A quick profiling assessment will tell us your child’s levels and a bespoke programme including feedback, continuous pre exam assessment, papers and techniques can then be devised.A monthly fee is paid up to the examination dates.
Call now on 01902 334528 or email info@ltslearning.co.uk
For Educators and Parents:
Helpful Tips and
Practical Strategies for Children Struggling In School II,
with Helen Irlen
Thursday, December 8th
6pm PT, 7pm MT, 8pm CT, 9pm ET
Learn more about Helen and this presentation here.
“This webinar will cover a broad range of different academic problems and provide helpful tips and strategies that can be easily implemented in the classroom and at home.
“Effective learning styles and easy implementation are considered essential in recommending any strategy. Teachers, you will be pleased to know that none of the strategies includes additional teacher time to implement, and neither do they require you to change your teaching methods. And parents, you do not need to have a teaching credential to implement these tips with your child.”
~ Helen Irlen, MA, LMFT
Learn more about Helen and this presentation here.
Despite being a national event every year Dyslexia Awareness Week (3oth October -4th November) seemed to pass unoticed by many people.
Despite doing our bit for the cause-I spent a good Sunday on Stourbridge Radio with Dr. Paul, both of us entering into the spirit of the British Dyslexia Association’s ‘Dress up for Dyslexia’ campaign, (the silver -sequinned for me and Paul managed a feather boa!) From the general reaction all week it seemed that only the converted to the cause were aware of this event.Then I suppose this is always the case when trying to spread the word.The DDA defines Dyslexia as a ‘hidden disability’ and it will remain so in more than one sense unless more high profile people like Kara Tointon and Henry Winkler take up the cause, it is simply left to the local worthy associations to reach out.Local DA associations, please get in touch with me if you want to speak at my business club or organise an event.
Our own local entrepeneur Louis Barnett continues to help and mentor dyslexic people through a mentoring scheme.
COMING SOON
At LTS we are starting a new multi-sensory touch-type skills computer programme based on the Hornsby appraoch.
Take a look at the Dyslexia Action website’s noticeboard on www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk A new user friendly posting site and send in your comments or suggestions on Dyslexia Awareness Week.
The ablity to grasp the big picture,persistence,and creativity are a few of the entrepeneurial traits of many Dyslexics…The fact is , that most Dyslexics have had to find new ways of learning.
Dr.Sally Shaywitz a respected professor of learning development at Yale University suggests that dyslexia should be evaluated as an asset not just a handicap. (more…)
One of the best ways to spend a Sunday, in my opinion, is at my local radio station, Bridge Radio 102.5 FM, which is run a by a great bunch of committed, if slightly mad enthusiasts and few Sundays ago, I was privileged to be part of Dr Paul’s Sunday show ‘Bridge Matters’.Paul invited along myself and a local young entrepeneur by the name of Louis Barnett, who at the tender age of 19 is a licensed chocolatier,and became the youngest supplier to both Sainsbury and Waitrose at the age f 14.
Born in the Staffordshire village of Kinver, he left school at 11 years due to learning difficulties to be home educated.He was later diagnosed with Dyslexia and Dyspraxia.
Sussane Towers operatic arts and theatere direcotr with expertise in the area of vocal training has been aware of light on audio perception for some time and recently found that the concept of wearing coloured lenses will help improve singing. From her observations although varying from student to student, she found in the main the light reduction not only aids them to sing in tune with confidence and increased awareness of their musicality but enables them to “hear” when they are “out” of tune.
As a classically trained singer myelf who has taught in colleges and also privately I can see that this could be used as a sensory analogy to aid the perception of hearing the sound ,but I’m not sure that this is anything other than that. What is the light reduction doing? Is it affecting the wavelength of sound? or is merely helping the students to perceive the sound better?
Would these students be able “hear” just as well if they were blindfolded in order to “feel” the physicality of producing a sound?
I welcome comments from singers teachers and music colleges.Email info@ltslearning.co.uk
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Following the recent BBC programme ‘Don’t call me Stupid’ featuring the actress and Strictly Come Dancing winner Kara Tointon, who suffers from visula Dyslexia, was prescribed green coloured lenses to help her with reading.The programme also highlighted the issues around our formal education system.Kara says ‘I know that the normal school way of learning didn’t work for me.’ She dreams about reading a novel from cover to cover.In the intimate documentary, Kara is tested and undergoes specialist help,meets other young dyslexics and we see the transformation following the diagnosis of her visual problem . Here at LTS we have seen this transformation many times with comments from parents and individuals such as ‘It feels like a miracle ‘ and ‘The difference is quite astonishing’.This aspect of dyslexia is easily remedied with our diagnosis which takes around one hour, (the Irlen method), and can effectively improve the rate and comfort of reading. From our own records, we know that coloured lenses can also hep with spelling, balance problems and fine motor coordination. For further research articles on Irlen, go to www.irlen.com .
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A new study called the Avon Longitudinal Study on the effect of food on IQ claims that a diet high in processed (junk) food given at an early age can lower s child’s IQ.The brain develops rapidly between the ages of 0- 3 years and needs sufficient nutrients to grow.
The Bristol study, carried out on 1,400 children is suggesting that diets high in sugar,fat and processed food can affect brain performance in late childhood. However eating nutrious food packed with vitamins and minerals can boost mental performance later on. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health