{"id":27373,"date":"2025-06-06T10:12:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T09:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/?p=27373"},"modified":"2025-06-06T10:12:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T09:12:34","slug":"empowering-dyslexic-learners-for-a-brighter-future-all-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/education-languages-health\/empowering-dyslexic-learners-for-a-brighter-future-all-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering dyslexic learners for a brighter future all round"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Unleashing the power of dyslexic pupils is behind new evidence-based training hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearncreate\/\">OpenLearn Create<\/a> in partnership with global charity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madebydyslexia.org\/\">Made By Dyslexia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A free one-hour training package is aimed at teaching staff and parents, and covers topics from advice and hints to top tips for supporting dyslexic learning to help pupils shine.<\/p>\n<p>OpenLearn Create is an innovative leading open educational platform where individuals and organisations can publish their open content, open courses and resources. It is Moodle based and has tools for collaboration, reuse and remixing.<\/p>\n<p>Statistics show that one in five learners in every classroom is dyslexic yet only one in ten teachers have a good understanding of dyslexic strengths. Furthermore, not all teachers receive the training they need to spot or support learners with dyslexia and an incredible 80% of dyslexics leave school unidentified.<\/p>\n<h2>Designed to build skills to help the whole class thrive<\/h2>\n<p>The new partnership will see free training from Made By Dyslexia become available on OpenLearn Create for the first time, via the DyslexicU \u2013 the University of Dyslexic Thinking.<\/p>\n<p>The training is designed to build skills amongst teachers to enable their whole class to thrive, as well as maximising the power of dyslexic thinking.<\/p>\n<p>The training, Empowering Dyslexic Thinking in Schools, is presented by leading Dyslexic Thinking expert and founder of Made By Dyslexia, Kate Griggs, and the Chair of the International Dyslexia Association, Josh Clark. It\u2019s online, evidence-based, and features easy to implement strategies to help teachers adapt their teaching and create classrooms where everyone thrives.<\/p>\n<p>In just 1 hour, teachers (and parents) can learn:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What dyslexic thinking is<\/li>\n<li>How to spot it in the classroom and at home<\/li>\n<li>Seven dyslexic thinking skills in kids &#8211; and why these are vital in today&#8217;s world<\/li>\n<li>Ways to adapt their teaching to support dyslexics in mainstream classrooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Professor Kevin Shakesheff, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the OU, said: <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThis initiative is a great example of how The OU is supporting its vision of reaching \u2018more students with life-changing learning that meets their needs and enriches society\u2019. As a fully inclusive university this remains at the heart of what we do and I am delighted to see that dyslexic thinkers such as Kate Griggs of Made By Dyslexia and Sir Richard Branson have embraced our Open Create platform to create this DyslexicU resource.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Kate Griggs, from Made by Dyslexia said: <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s so important that teachers understand Dyslexic Thinking. That\u2019s why we\u2019re delighted to be hosting on OpenCreate to connect teachers to the training they need to empower the one in five dyslexic learners in the classroom who have the human skills the workplace needs\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The free online course is the first of such Made By Dyslexia training courses to be available on the platform, with more coming soon.<\/p>\n<p>Take the FREE training here: <a id=\"menursp\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearncreate\/course\/view.php?id=15345\" href=\"https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearncreate\/course\/view.php?id=15345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearncreate\/course\/view.php?id=15345\">https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearncreate\/course\/view.php?id=15345<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unleashing the power of dyslexic pupils is behind new evidence-based training hosted by OpenLearn Create in partnership with global charity Made By Dyslexia. A free one-hour training package is aimed at teaching staff and parents, and covers topics from advice and hints to top tips for supporting dyslexic learning to help pupils shine. 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