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Dyslexia friendly teaching is the most effective way of teaching not just those with dyslexia but all children. There are very few children who cannot be taught to read, yet currently 26% of children are leaving primary school without achieving expected levels of literacy which often leads to social costs.  

ADT member Oliver West will be delivering a series of specific strategies from his Footnotes Visual Thinking Program in London on 19th and 20th January 2011. The program has been developed over the past fifteen years drawn from his experiences as a dominantly visual, multi-layered thinker and as a practitioner within the field of educational and behavioral support. This series of workshop sessions will equip those wanting to open up the world of personalised strategies for living and learning in an ever changing and challenging society.

The Working Mans College has now developed a programme of courses for creative glass practice. This will include stained glass, kiln formed glass, use of enamels, lustres, etching and  sandblasted techniques. Courses run every Tuesday.
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AchieveAbility and ADT have received endorsements from the Olympics for their creative concept to deliver a project in Schools in East London. The project will encourage visual learning and communication skills for young people who might be Dyslexic. The workshop will be led by ADT and AchieveAbility professional artist: Emma Elliott, Stephen Garrett, Beatrice Cofield, Adam Graddon, Katherine Hewlett, Asli Ahmet and Leon Coles.   

Benedict Phillips invites you to two free and special events on the 27th July in London.

The first is a humorous and thought-provoking lecture entitled ‘3D thinkers in a 2D world’ the at the V&A (1:15-2:00pm) Hochhauser Auditorium, Sackler Centre,Victoria and Albert Museum South Kensington,London, SW7 2RL. Details can be found HERE

The ADT has become aware of a disturbing story. A south London 10 year old boy who has been identified as "severely dyslexic" has been prevented from gaining appropriate educational help by an uncooperative council. The full story can be read HERE at the London Evening Standard website

Dr Beverly Steffart's successful presentation at the British Dyslexia Association 8th International Conference: "Social Emotional Development" of dyslectic children can be downloaded from THIS web page in our research section.

ADT and AchieveAbility have collaborated on a project for the Olympiad "Inspire" programme delivering a programme of 8 workshops in the East End of London and involving approximately 130 young people from 14 -18 years old. Each workshop inspired a set of images for innovative online and real time posters depicting the youth culture and the values of 2012 in the East End of London.