Go Dyslexia Episode 4: Dyslexia and Learning Through Music: A Podcast with Nathan John

Go Dyslexia Podcast

This Go Dyslexia video podcast features dyslexia advocate and entrepreneur Nathan John. Having overcome the barriers of being an undiagnosed dyslexic at school, Nathan became a successful event organizer and DJ while completing a university degree in Applied Economics. Now, Nathan is a successful multi award-winning entrepreneur who has been publicly endorsed by the Prime Minister as well as Richard Branson. What’s more, he was appointed young ambassador of the year for the Prince’s Trust, granted an entrepreneurship role model for the Welsh Government and represented the UK as a business delegate.

Nathan founded Rewise Learning in 2008 and specializes in innovative educational solutions that cover a range of services including, training, reading remediation, e-learning, consultancy, public-engagement and participation events. Rewise Learning offers four distinct brands that offer a unique approach.

1. LearnThruMusic Courses: This program uses sing music, coaching, song-writing, song recording and music production to engage and teach learners (mainstream, special educational needs, young offenders, NEETS (Not in Education or Employment Training) and other vulnerable groups) new skills and qualifications.
2. LearnThruMusic: This learning website covers core academic subjects and helps students learn academics by pairing concepts with music.
3. PhonicsThruMusic: This is a new approach to the synthetic phonics system of teaching reading. PhonicsThruMusic is a series of 20 eBooks aimed to support SEN (Special Educational Needs), Primary and secondary schools, international TEFL (Teaching English as a Second Language) schools and individual learners aged 11 – 19.
4. Sing-In Success: SingIn Success provides inspirational, innovative and training services to businesses and organizations throughout the United Kingdom.

Nathan is also a founding director of Surfability UK CIC, Wales' first inclusive surf school for people with disabilities and learning difficulties.