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A podcast for parents and educators on the best way to support kids living with learning difficulties such as dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia. Do you, your partner, your child, a relative or a student of grapple with an identified (or suspected) Specific Learning Difficulty (SLD)? Knowing what to do next can be scary. You’re not alone. Presented by Bill Hansberry and Michael Shanahan Michael and Bill are both specialist teachers of students who live with the Dys. They both run thriving ...
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What high-performing countries are doing in maths. With Liana McCurry
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In this episode, we have Liana McCurry back to talk about her Churchill Fellowship findings on what the top PISA performing countries are doing with maths instruction and how we can use that information to improve outcomes for kids living with learning difficulties. Show notes Liana McCurry’s Churchill Fellowship has come just in time. Liana travel…
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In this episode, we chat about daily review with David Morkunas, current head of teacher efficacy at Brandon Park Primary School, previously a teacher at Bentleigh West Primary School. David Morkunas is a primary school teacher from Melbourne and currently works at Brandon Park Primary School, where his role is to help support whole school improvem…
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Sue Griffith Sue is a registered teacher with many years of experience in primary teaching. She has specialist Maths training in programs designed to support students experiencing difficulties or delays in Maths skills, including students with dyscalculia and/or dyslexia. QuickSmart Numeracy Intervention Ron Yoshimoto Multisensory Maths program – b…
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In this episode, we chat with math teaching expert Liana McCurry. We delve into best practices for all students when teaching maths. We hope Liana's insights will help create inclusive learning environments where every child can succeed. For the full show notes, including Liana's R-6 scope, sequence and content breakdown, visit our website. https:/…
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In this episode, we talk with Psychologist Benita Ranzon about one of the most misunderstood and stigmatized conditions that affect kids and adults - ADHD. About Benita I have been working in private practice at Fullarton House since 2005. The focus of my practice is on educational issues for students and adults. I offer diagnosis of specific learn…
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The Teaching Morphology Rabbit Hole and Word Cracking
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Show notes In this episode, Bill, Michael and Sally discuss morphology teaching and begin to demystify a body of knowledge that sometimes feels like the next frontier for teachers. Most of us have got our heads about the importance of phonemes and training young brains to work with them at a highly proficient level (phonemic awareness), and how to …
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The Importance of Handwriting, with Debbie Draper
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In this episode, we chat with educational consultant Debbie Draper about handwriting, why it's back and what we need to do to set kids up for successful writing. About Debbie When Debbie was in year five at primary school in rural South Australia, she decided she wanted to be a teacher. After 17 years in the classroom, Debbie decided to switch her …
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Mental health and specific learning difficulties
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In this episode, we chat with clinical psychologist Kirrilie Smout about the emotional challenges of living with specific learning difficulties. Kirrilie givestopert advice for parents and teachers on how to set kids up for success and support them when things get tough.Show notes Not keeping up at school and feeling like you aren’t able to do what…
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NDIS funding for specific learning difficulties
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In this episode, we chat with Kate Cole, a determined parent who managed to secure NDIS funding for her child living with dyslexia. Kate tells us exactly how she did it! In this episode, we chat with Kate Cole, who tells her NDIS funding story. Kate tells us why she applied and how she navigated multiple rejections to ultimately have her funding ap…
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How well do universities prepare teachers for literacy instruction?
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Show notes In this episode, we chat with two wonderful pre-service teachers, Lara (left) and Robert (right), who have just completed level one of Teaching Students with Dyslexia (TSD1). We thought this would be the perfect opportunity to ask Lara and Robert to reflect on what they’d just learned at TSD and how this contrasted with what they were le…
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Learning to teach kids living with dyslexia. How to get started and what training you need.
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In this episode, we talk to Bill, Sally, Karen, and Louise who run specialist dyslexia teacher training. We find out what’s involved and help you decide whether you should take up the challenge. Sally Andrew holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Dyslexia and Literacy from the University of York, UK. Sally has been tutoring students with dyslexia for 20 y…
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How to choose a school for kids living with learning difficulties
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In this episode, Michael and Bill discuss a blog that Bill wrote called Schools that teach Reading and Spelling in a Research Informed way: Picking a Winner. In the episode, we focus on tips for parents to get beyond the sales pitch to make an informed decision about whether the school might be a good fit. The first part of this episode discusses s…
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What’s changing with the teaching of reading in Australia (and why?)
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This episode answers the common questions schools and parents have when changing from a whole-language or balanced literacy way of teaching to one supported by scientific evidence. “Why wasn’t my older one taught reading this way” “Why have the take-home readers changed and why do the new ones look so basic compared to the old ones?” “Where have th…
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Dyslexia advocacy, with Dr Sandra Marshall
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In this episode, we talk to Dr Sandra Marshall, BMBS FRACGP Dip Child Health, a General Practitioner in South Australia and Chairperson of Code Read Dyslexia Network. Sandra shares her insights for parents and teachers on advocating for kids living with learning difficulties. Show notes Dr Sandra Marshall realized that there was a problem with how …
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Dyscalculia literally means disorder in calculation. It's real and it impacts about 5-7% of the population. It is also one of the Specific Learning Difficulties (SLDs) so we need to talk about it. It’s so common to hear people say “I’ve just never had a head for numbers” or “I’m terrible at maths” that we don’t flinch when we hear it. But, what wou…
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In this episode, Michael and Bill do their very best to arm parents and educators with information about dyslexia and dysgraphia so they can better spot a good intervention and avoid precious time and money on unproven and disproved treatments. Dyslexia and dysgraphia – huge enough on their own and often live together in one brain making life doubl…
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In this episode, Michael and Bill delve into what Specific Learning Difficulties are and the advantages vs the disadvantages of using terms like learning difference, disability or disorder to describe them. So what do we call it when a person can’t learn to do something like reading, writing or maths as easily as what is considered normal? It’s a t…
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