This week is Dyslexia Awareness Week #DAW25 and #WorldMentalHealthDay. We found that mental health and self-esteem are top priorities for the dyslexia community, but little UK research funding goes to this area. doi.org/10.1002/dys.70004 Research funding must be targeted to support mental health.

Fantastic news about the PALS reading programme here

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Are you interested in studying longitudinal developmental trajectories of children with developmental disabilities in Ethiopia and Kenya? Please consider applying for a PhD! More information about the project is here: kcl-mrcdtp.com/project/2026... #AutRes

Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals. Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’. What, Michelle? 🧵

Interesting.... www.timeshighereducation.com/news/patrick...

Are you young, highly educated and driven, and want to contribute to our stagnant economy with its aging population and low productivity? Well out you go

Anyone looking for a great postdoctoral position? Here's one at Oxford University and they would love to have someone great! It's even out of the US -- a special bonus. Post-doctoral position in developmental/cognitive psychology at Oxford Brookes, UK my.corehr.com/pls/oburecru...

If you are a neurodivergent person over 16, please complete this survey! It can potentially impact recommendations made to the government.

Calling all ITE/ECTs and those involved. This is a £10 BARGAIN. bsky.app/profile/word...

🔎 The Patoss Tutor Index offers FREE access to one of the UK’s largest listings of qualified specialists for teaching, assessments, exam arrangements, and more. Search today: www.patoss-dyslexia.org/Tutor-Index-... #SpLD #DyslexiaSupport #SpecialistTeachers #Patoss

🎉 It’s SEND Leaders' Appreciation Day! 💚 A big THANK YOU to all SEND leaders for your dedication, compassion & impact. We're proud to support you through our training & CPD. You truly change lives! 🙌💜 #SLAD2024 #SEND #PatossDyslexia #SENCO #Inclusion #Neurodiversity

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...

🎬Inside Our Minds – a powerful BBC series led by Chris Packham. ✨ We’re especially proud that Patoss Board member Professor Julia Carroll was a consultant for Inside Our Dyslexic Minds! Read more 👇 www.patoss-dyslexia.org/News/inside-... #InsideOurMinds #Neurodiversity #Dyslexia #ADHD #Autism

Not true. I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵

Very excited that the new SASC Spld report format based on the Delphi Definition cites my books as useful sources of information regarding evidence based interventions! And look whose names my name is sandwiched between! I'm doing my Dave Dance right now. #dyslexia

🌟 Patoss is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting teachers, SENCos and specialist professionals who work with learners with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs) 🔗 www.patoss-dyslexia.org/About-Us #SENCO #TeacherTraining #SpLD #DyslexiaSupport #InclusionInEducation #CPD #SEN

I’ve had lots of messages about my Guardian article, in which I argued we should stop universal mental health lessons in schools. The messages have fallen into three categories, and I’m reflecting on this here because I think it exposes something interesting in the field (and research in general) 🧵

2 million UK children struggle with talking and understanding words. Our Early Talk Boost programme helps children progress in 9 weeks-and it's now FREE via a new EEF research project. Give children skills for the future: speechandlanguage.org.uk/educators-an...

Tenure-Track Research Fellowships are open for applications at @astonpress.bsky.social - if you're interested in child health/ child development/ developmental neuroscience, check us out here: www.aston.ac.uk/research/hls... we're a friendly bunch so pls get in touch with any qns ❤️📚🥦🏥🏫❣️

"If, from an early age, we make children’s educational 'careers' too contingent on individual performance, then that exacerbates the importance of performing well and avoiding failure, which, in turn, drives anxiety." Really enjoyed speaking to researcher Reinhard Pekrun for this piece.

New paper published in Disability and Health about international comparability of disability classification doi.org/10.1016/j.dh...

This is a classic example of something sounding fancier in a foreign language. Grated carrot just isn't the same.

📢New preprint! Relative to autistic adults w/ a dx, adults who self-identify experience worse well-being and higher rates of unmet need. While most self-identifying adults want a dx, barriers to services go far beyond diagnostic gatekeeping. Read on: osf.io/preprints/ps...

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I'm excited to announce that a programme about experiences of dyslexia that I advised on is going to be on TV really soon!

Lovely to see you!

After 2+ years, many rewrites & piloting, I am so pleased that this has been published! A free, online training programme for non-specialist secondary practitioners about the development of reading. Includes practical strategies that can be adapted for any classroom. 1/2 www.gov.uk/government/p...

Does anyone fancy two special tickets to see Tim Minchin live in Edinburgh? We're reselling as we can't make it: secure.ticketmaster.co.uk/rs/36006245D...

🚨 Big question, big paper! Why does educational inequality run in families? The parent-child education link (r = .31) is often seen as purely environmental. From 569k kids, we decomposed it: 🧬 68% genetic 🏡 12% parental environment 👴 20% extended-family environment 👉 doi.org/10.31234/osf... 🧵

This is really concerning- both from a pedagogical POV and from a recruitment/retention perspective. It also helps explain why we do not seem to be able to support children with SEND in the classroom. One size does NOT fit all. bsky.app/profile/tesm...

@barbarableiman.bsky.social @jelliclecat.bsky.social @emljames.bsky.social @wordaware.bsky.social @writingrocks.bsky.social @beckyfrancis.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/dams...

A request from my PhD student: 📣 Dyslexic First-Year Students Wanted! I'm Rachel Heeley, a dyslexic PhD researcher exploring how students like us manage coursework-only degrees. 🧠 Reflect on what works for you 💡 Help shape support for others Email me at [email protected] for more info.

Calling university disability support services! Would you be willing to put up a poster about our research project in your offices? We are looking for first year students who are dyslexic to take part in a project on effective coping strategies.

THREAD Today Altmetric is announcing a major development in collaboration with the Brain Occipital Lobe Learning Observation Centre Kalhausen-Strasbourg. From today Altmetric will be able to determine what research paper you're thinking of, regardless of what you're actually writing/saying. 1/17

The @theeef.bsky.social is looking for a small number of general FE & 6th form colleges to form an evidence partnership that will support colleges to access, understand, & apply research evidence for 16 to 19 teaching & learning. Find out more: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/networks/evi...

📢 SASC has published updated Guidance on the Assessment of Mathematics Difficulties and Dyscalculia, along with accompanying notes. 📥 Download from SASC website: www.sasc.org.uk/sasc-downloa... (go to final page) or see link in bio! #SASC #Dyscalculia #MathsDifficulties #SpLD #Assessment

New open access paper on parent experiences of getting dyslexia diagnosed published: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

This thread is so true.

📢 Research published today from the Uni of Birmingham, SASC, King’s College London, & Uni of Oxford gathered 58 dyslexia experts to review key statements on dyslexia & reached over 80% consensus on 42 statements, forming a new definition of dyslexia. Read in FULL: bit.ly/41ww1WC #Dyslexia #SEND

I am super excited to say that both of our Dyslexia Delphi papers have been published today! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... and acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We are pleased to announce 2 exciting funded PhD studentships at the Centre for Children’s Rights. 1. Deaf children and young people’s rights shorturl.at/NL6lt 2. Developing a child-led measure of poverty: see here:https://shorturl.at/lzamB Application deadline for both is 31st March 2025.

Just out - Open Access #DevLangDis #DLD Leitão, S., St Clair, M., Botting, N., Gibson, J. L., & Jackson, E. (2025). “They don't realise how hard he has to try every day”: The rewards and challenges of parenting a child with developmental language disorder. IJLCD . dx.doi.org/10.1111/1460...

Evidence suggests that selective and indicated prevention such as parent education and cognitive behaviour therapy interventions are likely cost-effective. Universal prevention in anxiety is not cost-effective use of limited resources acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🎤 Have questions about dyslexia research and best practices? Our Live Panel Q&A is your chance for answers! 🎤 This is your opportunity to engage directly with leading experts & dive into topics that matter to you! Book now! 👉 bit.ly/4fyhMos #Patoss2025 #DyslexiaEducation #LiveQ&A #AskTheExperts

On Tues 29 Apr, Warwick Uni's COPR is hosting a free 1-day seminar for postgrads/ECRs conducting police research. Build networks & present to a friendly multidisciplinary audience. Travel bursaries available. Abstract deadline: 7 Mar warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa... @mgsesrcdtp.bsky.social

📢 Join Dr Valerie Muter & explore 10 key questions which reflect our current state of knowledge in the field of dyslexia and literacy disorders, offering insights from recent evidence-based research. 🧠📖 Book now! 👉 bit.ly/3EgYO8i #DyslexiaSupport #LiteracyMatters #TeachingStrategies

Songs to begin something new to. #FridayFive 1. Omaha. Counting Crows. 2. Heads Roll Off. Frightened Rabbit. 3. Shake It Off. Taylor Swift. 4. Dance Yourself Clean. LCD Soundsystem. 5. I Can See Clearly Now. Johnny Nash. Generous reposts today. It's been a while.

📢 To celebrate Neurodiversity Celebration Week, we’re launching Dyslexia Diaries—a new video series where people share their personal journeys with dyslexia. 💬💙 🎥 First up, meet Kevin 👉 youtu.be/o3VKaqdysMU?... #DyslexiaDiaries #DyslexiaAwareness #Neurodiversity #ThisIsND #Patoss