I’ve known for many years now that dyslexics (or those with ‘reading/spelling de-coding impairment’ – or whatever you want to call it) don’t get on too well with sarcasm. They tend to hear and perceive everything literally; especially when they’re kids. As the child gets older, the ability to pick-up faster on sarcasm increases, but […]
Sharing the Love
Now this wasn’t planned, but my 100th blog post has ended up addressing the love of my life; Books. Reading. Writing. Otherwise known as literacy. But rather than wibbling on about why I’m so besotted with all of the above, instead, I’m going to kick off with a bit of Shock and Outrage (because hey, […]
We don’t need another (Yorkshire) Hero…
I’ve got plenty of plans to post more blogs about the pull of Disney, Marvel, DC Comics and their marketing prowess. About the guilty crimes that they should all atone for when it comes to failing to effectively combat gender stereotyping (especially that Disney crew…) but just for today – let’s have a bit of […]
Bookish But NEVER Boring…
Reporting back from the promise in my previous blog – to expose the kiddywinks to those Public Information films that so many of us were nurtured with in post-war Britain, I have to say that I am rather disappointed. We watched many – and the general consensus was “Freaky! Creepy!” or “well you never took […]
Worms and Words
Certain kid turned DOUBLE DIGITS today. Enjoyed her pressies at the brekkie table (big thrill was being treated to a poached egg… I ask you! Is it a roller-coaster of giddy consumerist excess in this household – or what?) And then it was over to studying the pressies. She was sitting and a-reading the packaging […]
Chocs Away!
Well, I thought that ‘Chocs Away’ was a much better title than ‘All About My Book Launch.’ If you are a newcomer to this blog (welcome pals!) then you will soon discover that my daughter has dyslexia and that it leads to many interesting ‘language moments’ … (See ‘Be Enterprising’ blog below.) As we were […]