For those of us who are now home educators because of school closures due to coronovirus. I will update this page as I go, but please feel free to tell me about any resources you’ve found useful so we can share the knowledge. General Resources Twinkl Learning materials created by teachers from Early Years to […]
How to Tie Laces
Christmas Fun Pack
If your child finds writing their letter to Santa stressful then the Christmas fun pack could be just what you need. The emphasis is on fun and fine-motor skills, lots of handwriting exercises that don’t seem like they are handwriting exercises, that then build up to writing their letter for Santa. There are differentiated activities […]
How to Tie Shoelaces: A Dyspraxia Kids Guide
Learning how to tie shoelaces is one of those little things in life that seem easy to other children but to our dyspraxic kids it’s a huge challenge. But never fear, there are more ways to deal with this problem than you probably think. We’ll take a look at five different ways to teach shoe […]
Software to Help With Typing and Spelling Skills
I’ve been in contact with the lovely Sarah at Operation Diversity, who has offered all Dyspraxia Kids readers a free 1-month trial to TTRS software. “Well, that’s great,” you say, “but what on earth is it?” TTRS stands for Touch, Typing, Reading, Spelling. Here is a YouTube video to tell you a bit more. […]
The School Run Review
We’ve been lucky enough to have a good few months of trialling the School Run website, and seeing how it can help dyspraxic kids. It’s a subscription-based website aimed at parents to help their kids with school work. There’s tons of stuff on there to help with homework, handwriting, maths, science… You get the idea. […]
Help with Number Bonds to Ten and Up: Games and Tips
“Help!!! Number bonds to ten are driving me crazy!” You aren’t alone 🙂 On the face of it, remembering all the number combinations that add up to ten shouldn’t really be that hard. But for a child with dyspraxia or dyscalculia (or both), how do you get those numbers to stick? As my daughter put […]
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