

Dyslexia Journey: Support Your Kid
Sonja and Nick
Dyslexia Journey is a podcast with conversations and explorations to help you support the dyslexic child in your life. Content includes approaches, tips, and interviews with a range of guests from psychologists to educators to people with dyslexia. Increase your understanding and connection with your child as you help them embrace their uniqueness and thrive on this challenging journey!
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Aug 21, 2024 • 27min
How to Get What Your Dyslexic Kid Needs From Their Teachers (Episode 71 Rebroadcast)
Send us a textAs a dyslexic kid, your child is going to need extra support at school. Most teachers are fantastic and well-intentioned and want the best for your child. But many of them are overworked, don’t understand learning differences, and may not always be actually doing what is best for your child. So how do you get what your child needs without antagonizing or making their teachers defensive?Dyslexia Journey has conversations and explorations to help you support the dyslexic child in your life. Content includes approaches, tips, and interviews with a range of guests from psychologists to educators to people with dyslexia. Increase your understanding and connection with your child as you help them embrace their uniqueness and thrive on this challenging journey!Send us your questions, comments, and guest suggestions to parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.comAlso check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Aug 14, 2024 • 22min
10 Tips For A Great New School Year! (Episode 41 Rebroadcast)
Send us a textIn this episode, we share 10 specific things you can do right now to ensure that your dyslexic kid starts out the school year strong!Links to a few resources that we mentioned:https://portal.learningally.org/loginhttps://www.grammarly.com/https://chat.openai.com/Dyslexia Journey has conversations and explorations to help you support the dyslexic child in your life. Content includes approaches, tips, and interviews with a range of guests from psychologists to educators to people with dyslexia. Increase your understanding and connection with your child as you help them embrace their uniqueness and thrive on this challenging journey!Send us your questions, comments, and guest suggestions to parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.comAlso check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Aug 7, 2024 • 14min
What Dyslexia is NOT
Send us a textThere's a lot of misinformation out there about #dyslexia. In this episode, we debunk some of the common misconceptions.Dyslexia Journey has conversations and explorations to help you support the dyslexic child in your life. Content includes approaches, tips, and interviews with a range of guests from psychologists to educators to people with dyslexia. Increase your understanding and connection with your child as you help them embrace their uniqueness and thrive on this challenging journey!Send us your questions, comments, and guest suggestions to parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.comAlso check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Jul 27, 2024 • 49min
Supporting Dyslexic Kids and Their Families, ft. Psychologist Leanne Tran
Send us a textLeanne Tran is an Australian Psychologist who specializes in working with neurodiverse children and their families.You can find her at:https://www.leannetran.com.au/You can find her podcast, “Parent like a psychologist” wherever you listen to podcasts or athttps://learn.leannetran.com.au/podcasts/parent-like-a-psychologistDyslexia Journey has conversations and explorations to help you support the dyslexic child in your life. Content includes approaches, tips, and interviews with a range of guests from psychologists to educators to people with dyslexia. Increase your understanding and connection with your child as you help them embrace their uniqueness and thrive on this challenging journey!Send us your questions, comments, and guest suggestions to parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.comAlso check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Jul 20, 2024 • 18min
Top Signs of Dyslexia in Elementary School Kids (Episode 47 Rebroadcast)
Send us a textDo you suspect that your elementary school-aged kid has dyslexia? Here are some of the top indications to help you identify your child's learning difference. As always, if you suspect that your child has a learning difference like dyslexia, you should consult the appropriate professional for an assessment and diagnosis.Dyslexia Journey has conversations and explorations to help you support the dyslexic child in your life. Content includes approaches, tips, and interviews with a range of guests from psychologists to educators to people with dyslexia. Increase your understanding and connection with your child as you help them embrace their uniqueness and thrive on this challenging journey!Send us your questions, comments, and guest suggestions to parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.comAlso check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Jul 13, 2024 • 50min
How to Make a Difference With Dyslexic Kids Ft. Patricia Zuccala, Educational Consultant
Send us a text#dyslexia #dyslexic #neurodiversity #learningdifferences Located in Montreal, Patricia is our first guest from a bilingual area! We were excited to discuss her techniques for helping children with dyslexia in both French and English!You can find Patricia online at:https://pzeducationalconsulting.ca/Or email her at:patriciazuccala@pzeducationalconsulting.caDyslexia Journey has conversations and explorations to help you support the dyslexic child in your life. Content includes approaches, tips, and interviews with a range of guests from psychologists to educators to people with dyslexia. Increase your understanding and connection with your child as you help them embrace their uniqueness and thrive on this challenging journey!Send us your questions, comments, and guest suggestions to parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.comAlso check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Jul 6, 2024 • 19min
Don't Make Assumptions About Your Dyslexic Kid!
Send us a textEvery dyslexic kid is unique, so it's important not to make any assumptions about them! In this episode we talk through several specific assumptions that you or other people in your dyslexic kid's life might be making, and discuss why you should question those assumptions.Dyslexia Journey has conversations and explorations to help you support the dyslexic child in your life. Content includes approaches, tips, and interviews with a range of guests from psychologists to educators to people with dyslexia. Increase your understanding and connection with your child as you help them embrace their uniqueness and thrive on this challenging journey!Send us your questions, comments, and guest suggestions to parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.comAlso check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Jun 29, 2024 • 36min
Managing Dyslexia With Mind Mapping ft. Darius Namdaran, Educator, Advocate, and Entrepreneur
Send us a textIn part 2 of our interview with dyslexic educator, advocate, and entrepreneur Darius Namdaran, we dig into mind mapping, his own parenting journey, and his latest project!Darius Namdaran is host of the Dyslexia Explored podcast and founder of iVVi.Part 1 of the interview is available here.Dyslexia Journey has conversations and explorations to help you support the dyslexic child in your life. Content includes approaches, tips, and interviews with a range of guests from psychologists to educators to people with dyslexia. Increase your understanding and connection with your child as you help them embrace their uniqueness and thrive on this challenging journey!Send us your questions, comments, and guest suggestions to parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.comAlso check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Jun 22, 2024 • 29min
Dyslexic Voices ft. Darius Namdaran, Educator, Advocate, and Entrepreneur
Send us a textIn this episode of Dyslexic Voices, we enjoyed our conversation with Darius Namdaran, host of the Dyslexia Explored podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/6uMjfiRnMCn8JMXGTpWoRA), founder of iVVi (https://www.ivvi.app/) and mind mapping expert!Dyslexia Journey has conversations and explorations to help you support the dyslexic child in your life. Content includes approaches, tips, and interviews with a range of guests from psychologists to educators to people with dyslexia. Increase your understanding and connection with your child as you help them embrace their uniqueness and thrive on this challenging journey!Send us your questions, comments, and guest suggestions to parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.comAlso check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Jun 15, 2024 • 11min
Dyslexia in Everyday Life - Summer Edition! (Ep. 38 Rebroadcast)
Send us a textIn part 3 of our popular series on dyslexia in everyday life, we discuss five more ways that dyslexia affects everyday life outside of a school setting.Dyslexia Journey has conversations and explorations to help you support the dyslexic child in your life. Content includes approaches, tips, and interviews with a range of guests from psychologists to educators to people with dyslexia. Increase your understanding and connection with your child as you help them embrace their uniqueness and thrive on this challenging journey!Send us your questions, comments, and guest suggestions to parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.comAlso check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney