In the news – BBC sounds

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In this Stories in Sound programme on BBC Radio Ulster, BBC journalist Ciara Riddell details the struggle to get her dyslexic 8-year old son reading. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000mrs6 It’s a very moving account of what her son and – consequently – his parents had to go through to help him. There is also an article about the programme on the BBC website …

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Success Stories – My son’s dyslexia journey

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For anyone at the start of their dyslexia journey… My son was diagnosed in Dec 2020. We have always had books in the house, school also sent them home but it was hard work and a fight to get anything read at all. We actually started TBT two months before the diagnosis and have ploughed through little by little (only …

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Launch of the new Toe by Toe website

pippaToeByToeBlog, Community

We are so pleased to announce the launch of the newly designed Toe by Toe website! After months of hard work and dedication, we are delighted to officially announce the launch this week. We wanted to make the new website faster, easier to navigate and more user-friendly. Our goal with this new website is to provide our visitors an easier …

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Toe By Toe Recommends…

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Toe By Toe is delighted to recommend ‘At Home with Dyslexia – A Parent’s Guide to Supporting Your Child’ by Sascha Roos. This book will empower parents by giving them the tools and strategies to deal with dyslexia, making them confident and knowledgeable in the process. It offers: Central to this guide is language of acceptance and celebration, emphasising a …

Toe By Toe Webinar Poster

Webinar

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In partnership with Stewart D’Silva, an educational psychologist with Pearson Clinical, we have produced a webinar about Toe By Toe. Toe by Toe – A highly structured, multi-sensory reading manual for teachers and parents (ft. Frank Cowling).Join consultant psychologist Stewart D’Silva as he speaks with Frank Cowling about the Toe by Toe evidence-based phonics program for learners. Available now to …

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Toe by Toe in the community

Frank CowlingBlog, Community

The Toe by Toe reading manual has been written to provide a resource that will allow any literate person to teach reading skills. In addition to its use in tens of thousands of schools all round the world, Toe by Toe plays a vital role in helping struggling readers in prison and probation services in the UK, Ireland and Australia. It is …

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Sixth Form Students Aid Younger Readers

Frank CowlingPress, Schools

Sixth formers at Shebbear College have been offering a helping hand to their younger counterparts.  The older students have been giving up their free time to support young, improving readers in a new initiative by the Learning Support Department.

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Toe by Toe has worldwide recognition

Frank CowlingPress, Schools

Article published in the Listener in New Zealand Developed in Britain, the Toe by Toe manual has unlocked the mystery of reading for thousands of people worldwide. It has been used successfully in Linwood College, New Zealand, and the Listener published a 4 page article.