This collection of BBC resources can be used to support teaching around Dyslexia Awareness Month.
What is Dyslexia Awareness Month?
Dyslexia Awareness Month is celebrated worldwide every October to raise awareness and celebrate the strengths that come with dyslexia.
Dyslexic brains process information differently. This results in a pattern of strengths, such as problem-solving, creative thinking, and seeing the big picture. Plus, challenges like spelling, reading, writing and rote learning.
What is Dyslexic Thinking?
Dyslexic thinking is an approach to problem solving, assessing information, and learning, often used by people with dyslexia, that involves pattern recognition, spatial reasoning, lateral thinking, and interpersonal communication.
Dyslexia: Make a difference. collection
A collection of short films to support teachers of pupils who have dyslexia, with a particular emphasis on 7-14 year-olds. These films offer practical suggestions on how best to support pupils, with lively graphics and clear advice from children themselves.
Sophie's Story - Coping with dyslexia. video
Aimed at 7-11 year-olds, this short film focuses on Sophie, a nine year old girl who suffers from dyslexia, and how she finds ways to do things differently.
Newsround: Dyslexia - What is it? document
This Newsround article aimed at 6-12 year-olds explores many aspects of dyslexia, focusing in particular on Georgie's experiences. Georgie has dyslexia and finds it hard reading things like song lyrics.
Newsround: My Dyslexic Mind. video
A Newsround Special presented by 12-year-old Ben, who really struggled at school until he found out he had dyslexia. Aimed at 6-12 year-olds the film explores what dyslexia is and some of the ways it affects children.
Bitesize: Dancing with dyslexia - How dance helps me express myself. document
In this article for secondary students dyslexic choreographers Charlotte and Elizabeth talk about how dance transformed their lives.
Newsround: What is Dyslexia? video
In this Newsround video, a voice actor called Hope discusses an animated short film she stars in, all about dyslexia that she hopes will inspires children.
