Julie is a dyslexic author who founded Influence Publishing which might appear to be somewhat of an oxymoron. She joins us from Mexico and shares the story of how she discovered her gift, and how she has made full use of it in her thriving career as a book publisher.
Episode #3.3 Alison Edgar MBE
Episode #3.2 Ed Roman
Ed is an incredibly talented, international award winning musician. He takes us on a lively, breathtaking and emotional journey as he describes the colour his gift brings to his world. Ed is a larger-than-life individual who is dedicated to enriching the lives of fellow dyslexics and we are extremely grateful for his support.
Episode # 3.1 Intro
Tristan Macdonald interviews Sue Hall to introduce the third series of podcasts which have a festive theme – focusing on the gift that all dyslexics share. Sue outlines this natural ability to alter perception before you meet many talented individuals from around the world, who make good use of their gift.
Episode #2.6 Chelsea Flett
Episode #2.5 Abigail Marshall
Abigail Marshall is a retired lawyer, mother of a dyslexic and the invaluable webmaster for www.dyslexia.com. She is well-read in research about dyslexia and brain research and it is an honour to have her join us.
Episode #2.4 Richard Whitehead
Richard Whitehead is a teacher, Facilitator, presenter, author of Why Tyrannosaurus but not If and heads Davis Dyslexia Association UK. His book shares his extensive knowledge for teachers and interested parents; it provides a fascinating, educated and compelling argument for using Davis Learning Strategies in schools.
Episode #2.3 Maggie Robertson
Episode #2.2 Donna Doerksen
Episode #2.1 Intro to Second Series
Sue and Tristan Macdonald introduce their second series of podcasts. Having illuminated what dyslexia really is in the first series, they now focus on how the challenges can be avoided. Everyone is learning able if they are taught in the way they learn, and Davis Learning Strategies reach every child, regardless of learning style – prepared to be inspired !
Episode #10 Sue Hall
Episode #9 Julie Brewer
Julie Brewer tried many methods to help her son with his learning challenges, including Vision Therapy. Having seen his success after his Davis program, the Vision Therapist wanted to know what had happened, and she decided to attend a Davis Learning Strategies Workshop to use the methods in her Montessori Pre-School class.
Episode #8 Henry
Episode #7 Tessa Halliwell
Episode #6 Alyssa
Alyssa is a young woman who is new to her discovery of dyslexia. Not only does she describe how she thinks in images, but she also uses colour to navigate her world. She allows herself to be taken through a podcast version of a typical interview/assessment and recognise the talents that come with the gift.
Episode #5 Manda Aufochs
Manda Aufochs is a remarkable mother, author, journalist, researcher, educator, broadcaster and activist… who achieves a great degree of success in the world of words and literacy and at the same time observes her daughters’ challenges in this world. In particular, she shares an intriguing, in-depth understanding of the different aspects of phonics, phonemic and phonetic approaches.
Episode #4 Sara Kramer
Episode #3 Tristan Macdonald
Episode #2 Greg Moore
Introduction
Sue Hall and Tristan Macdonald introduce their first series of podcasts which sheds light on the gift of dyslexia, from many perspectives. First off, Sue introduces herself with an excerpt from her book, Fish Don’t Climb Trees.