Look at the famous people on the next few slides. They are all very different but they have something in common. Can you work out what it is?

Roald Dahl Author of books

Pablo Picasso Artist

Kara Tointon Actress

Sir Richard Branson Founder and Chairman of Virgin Group

Sir Alan Sugar Entrepreneur

Ruby WaxTV Presenter and Comedian

Jamie Oliver TV Chef

Mohammad Ali Boxer

Johnny Depp Actor

Albert Einstein Scientist

Princess Beatrice

Robbie Williams Singer

Walt Disney Film maker

Joss Stone Singer

Bill Gates Computer Programmer/Chairman of Microsoft

Keira Knightley Actress

Isaac Newton Scientist

Leonardo Da Vinci Painter, Designer and Scientist

Have you worked out what it is?

Dyslexia is very common. It effects 1 in 10 people. You probably know someone with it. But it’s very misunderstood. Dyslexia

The word ‘Dyslexia’ is a Greek word…’difficulty with words’ it’s been around for hundreds of years! Some people think it’s just about reading, writing, numeracy but it can affect your life in many ways

Dyslexia does effect reading and spelling It can make letters swim or jump around Make people confuse similar looking letters like p/d It can make it difficult to remember common letter patterns in spelling

Mental Arithmetic Struggle with doing sums in head But often good at higher level maths Time keeping Difficulty with concept of time (e.g. how long 5 mins actually is) Misjudges how long something will take Reading analogue clocks

Rapid naming When trying to quickly name an object or person comes out with the wrong word. Takes longer to find the right word from memory Following instructions Working memory difficulties means can’t hold onto lots of instructions given at once Over 2-3 instructions and 4th or more falls of working memory “shelf”

Dyslexic people’s brains are wired differently meaning they approach things differently this can give different gifts such as: A different way of thinking can bring wonderful creative and artistic abilities Problem solving and entrepreneurial skills make dyslexic people very good business men Imagination and curiosity have helped many dyslexic people become inventors and scientists

Many people with dyslexia are extremely intelligent and have accomplished many great things.

Everybody learns in their own way and those with dyslexia are just the same. Students with dyslexia process information differently from others and they often like to learn things using a multi-sensory approach. So what is multi-sensory learning? Dyslexic Learners in School

Some of us prefer to learn by seeing. We think in pictures and may create pictures in our heads to help us learn.

Some of us may prefer to learn by hearing. We like listening to teachers and discussions. We talk things through to help us learn.

Some of us may prefer to learn through doing. We like acting out our learning, role play and making things. We like to find out about things by handling and touching them. Kinaesthetic (movement/doing it)

These different ways of learning can help all learners not just dyslexic students. So how do you learn best?

Today we are going to think about some famous people with dyslexia and find out about their talents.