This episode features Anne who lives in Melbourne with her husband and two children; a daughter aged 6 and son aged 11. Anne’s son was diagnosed in 2014 with print disability dyslexia and she is very proactive in supporting his education the best she can. Anne also runs own business from home as a copywriter and content creator.

Anne shares openly about her family experience and some highlights of the wisdom you will pick up from this episode are:
How to be an advocate for your child who has a learning difference
Managing homework help with both children
The benefits and challenges form working from home
Making the change from being a night owl to an early riserBlog posts mentioned in the episode:
Children’s Routines
The Planning with Kids Book
Baby Love – Robin BarkerOther useful information and links:

Thanks so much to Anne for sending through the following information.

Dyslexia is not a disease! The word dyslexia comes from the Greek language and means difficulty with words. Individuals with dyslexia have trouble with reading and spelling despite having the ability to learn. Individuals with dyslexia can learn, they just learn in a different way. Often these individuals, who have talented and productive minds, are said to have a language learning difference.

A student with dyslexia will have a particular difficulty with single word reading (decoding).The central difficulty for a student with dyslexia is to convert letter symbols to their correct sound (decode) and convert sounds to their correct written symbol(spell).
If you have any concerns about the way your child is learning, spelling or reading, don’t wait for the teacher to tell you what to do. Sadly most of our teachers are NOT trained to recognise learning differences such as dyslexia.
If you suspect your child has a learning difference, if you feel in your gut that something isn’t right, don’t ‘wait and see’. In the dyslexia community this is known as ‘wait and fail.’ Speak to the teacher, but look elsewhere for advice if you feel you need it.
If your child has a learning difference, your school has a duty of care to support your child and accommodations can be provided. A recognised learning difference such as dyslexia means your child needs an Individual Learning and Improvement Plan.
Don’t spend money for a solution/program/assessment that is not evidence-based. Do lots of homework and ask lots of questions first.
Find your child’s strengths and concentrate on this. Your child is working hard on so many other things, they need to feel as successful as possible in the areas of life in which they excel.

There is a lot of advice and support out there – in fact it can be overwhelming. I recommend organisations such as ADA and SPELD. There are also national and state based Facebook groups that are a great source of information.
dyslexiaassociation.org.au
auspeld.org.au

On Facebook search for:
Dyslexia Support Australia
Dyslexia Victoria Support Group

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This episode features Anne who lives in Melbourne with her husband and two children; a daughter aged 6 and son aged 11. Anne&rsquo;s son was diagnosed in 2014 with print disability dyslexia and she is very proactive in supporting his education the best she can. Anne also runs own business from home as a copywriter and content creator.
Anne shares openly about her family experience and some highlights of the wisdom you will pick up from this episode are:
<ul>
<li>How to be an advocate for your child who has a learning difference</li>
<li>Managing homework help with both children</li>
<li>The benefits and challenges form working from home</li>
<li>Making the change from being a night owl to an early riser</li>
</ul>
<h3>Blog posts mentioned in the episode:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://planningwithkids.com/2010/07/23/childrens-routines/" target="_blank" shape="rect">Children&rsquo;s Routines</a></li>
<li><a href="http://planningwithkids.com/book/" target="_blank" shape="rect">The Planning with Kids Book</a></li>
<li><a href="https://t.cfjump.com/28584/t/29692?Url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.dymocks.com.au%2fbook%2fbaby-love-6th-edition-by-robin-barker-9781742613307%2f%23.VujL-xJ95uU" target="_blank" rel="noindex,nofollow" shape="rect">Baby Love &ndash; Robin Barker</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Other useful information and links:</h3>
Thanks so much to Anne for sending through the following information.
Dyslexia is not a disease! The word dyslexia comes from the Greek language and means difficulty with words. Individuals with dyslexia have trouble with reading and spelling despite having the ability to learn. Individuals with dyslexia can learn, they just learn in a different way. Often these individuals, who have talented and productive minds, are said to have a language learning difference. A student with dyslexia will have a particular difficulty with single word reading (decoding).The central difficulty for a student with dyslexia is to convert letter symbols to their correct sound (decode) and convert sounds to their correct written symbol(spell).
<ol>
<li>If you have any concerns about the way your child is learning, spelling or reading, don&rsquo;t wait for the teacher to tell you what to do. Sadly most of our teachers are NOT trained to recognise learning differences such as dyslexia.</li>
<li>If you suspect your child has a learning difference, if you feel in your gut that something isn&rsquo;t right, don&rsquo;t &lsquo;wait and see&rsquo;. In the dyslexia community this is known as &lsquo;wait and fail.&rsquo; Speak to the teacher, but look elsewhere for advice if you feel you need it.</li>
<li>If your child has a learning difference, your school has a duty of care to support your child and accommodations can be provided. A recognised learning difference such as dyslexia means your child needs an Individual Learning and Improvement Plan.</li>
<li>Don&rsquo;t spend money for a solution/program/assessment that is not evidence-based. Do lots of homework and ask lots of questions first.</li>
<li>Find your child&rsquo;s strengths and concentrate on this. Your child is working hard on so many other things, they need to feel as successful as possible in the areas of life in which they excel.</li>
</ol>
There is a lot of advice and support out there &ndash; in fact it can be overwhelming. I recommend organisations such as ADA and SPELD. There are also national and state based Facebook groups that are a great source of information.
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.dyslexiaassociation.org.au/" target="_blank" shape="rect">dyslexiaassociation.org.au</a></li>
<li><a href="http://auspeld.org.au/" target="_blank" shape="rect">auspeld.org.au</a></li>
</ul>
On Facebook search for:
<ul>
<li>Dyslexia Support Australia</li>
<li>Dyslexia Victoria Support Group</li>
</ul>
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Hosted by Nicole Avery of PlanningWithKids.com, this family life gives everyday parents a chance to share their hard-fought wisdom. These aren’t bloggers or authors or even people with a big Instagram following. Instead, they’re everyday parents with practical, insightful, honest advice to share. Nic interviews parents who work full-time, mums on maternity leave, those whose children have special needs and parents with kids of all ages, and uncovers how they organise the chaos of their daily family life.

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Hosted by Nicole Avery of PlanningWithKids.com, this family life puts the spotlight on everyday parents and allows them the opportunity to share the wisdom they have gathered throughout their years of parenting. They aren’t bloggers or authors or even people with a big Instagram following. They are everyday parents with practical, insightful, honest advice to share. They share what has worked and what hasn't, what they love about their family and the challenges they face. Nic interviews parents from a broad spectrum of family set ups - full-time working parents, single parents, parents home full time, parents of kids with special needs and everything else in between! Through her conversations, Nic uncovers how they organise the chaos of their daily family life.

Nic chats with Anne about the realities and challenges of parenting a child with a learning difference

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