And this episode Chrissie Grant shares how she began as a support worker and then branched out into becoming a private education mentor.
We cover things like:
Acting
The state system
How schools wait for teenagers to fail
The transition from junior school to high school
How there’s a gap between academic tutoring and therapeutic tutoring
How she’s encountered so many students who think they can’t do things because they’re dyslexic
Bringing Hope to people who aren’t positive about their specialized thinking
One of the biggest challenges is helping people within the systems understand the advantages of Neurodiversity
Building up the link between students home and school
How parents often feel let down by the system, yet teachers themselves feel let down by the system because they can’t help the children the way they want to.
How seeing children get hooked on learning is like a drug for Chrissie and is a great reward
Sharing her own experience of dyspraxia and how affects her work life
Advice to her teacher teenage self “life is long”. Enjoy the journey you don’t have to get to the party too soon
Advice to herself as a parent in the future. Listen hard to your child and have mindless optimism.
Favorite apps and tools for dyslexia:
Uniquely Human
Google keep
Google calendar
All the apps in call Scotland
Post it notes
Whiteboards
Mind mapping
Words of affirmation
Mindfulness
Kindness to yourself
Believe in yourself
Running
Yoga
Music
#144: Dyslexia and Crime with Dr Martin Bloomfield
#143: Dyslexia: Driving AI Forward with Shilpa Rao
#137: Leather Craft and Dyslexia: A Creative Journey Shaped by Dyslexia with Lisa Ramos
#142: NLP Performance Coach on Letting Go of Limiting Beliefs in Dyslexia - Bevis Moynan
#141: The Dyslexia Show Founder Talks About His Mission to Provide and Empower. Arran Smith
#140: Dyslexia and Negotiation: Susan Ibitz From University Dropout to Master Negotiator
#139 Navigating Adult Dyslexia with Jamecia Blount and Melissa Jury
#138 Dyslexia, Literacy and The Barton System with Aly Young
#136 Actor's Lens: Liam Nicolosi on Acting, Dyslexia, and Self-Discovery
#135 Social Entrepreneurship: Creating an Empowering Environment for Dyslexia with Allia
#134 Dyslexia and Nutrition with Sarah Ann Macklin
#133 Dyslexic Artist: Translating Curiosity into Art with Rebecca Kamen
#132: Breaking "Stupid" Stereotype with Matt Bird
#131 The Dyslexic Advantage? Find out from Authors Dr Brock and Dr Fernette Eide
#130 Determination and Dyslexia with Author Abi Elphinstone
#129: Multi-sensory Coaching for Children with Specialized Learning Needs for 20 Years. Dr. Emily Levy
#128 Visual Thinking: Its Value in building a productive society: Temple Grandin
#127 Starting a Clothing Brand with Dyslexia - Jake Posner
#126 Other Ways to Teach Reading Nora Chahbazi
#125 Hypercreative: What it’s like and how to make the most of it. Karen Daniels
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