New: parents’ course
Know how to help your child, at home and at school
Know how to help your child, at home and at school
Know how to help your child, at home and at school
A short video course for parents and carers, for after a dyslexia screening or a full assessment.
A short video course for parents and carers, for after a dyslexia screening or a full assessment.
Short videos, under 5 minutes
A handout for every module
Watch on a laptop, tablet or phone
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Watch the introduction · 2 minutes · with Leah Boleto
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Welcome: the parents’ introduction
You’ve got the result – don’t panic
Talking to your child
Working with the school
Creating the right home environment
Spotting and nurturing strengths
14 more modules with the full course
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Meet your presenter
Meet Leah Boleto
Meet Leah Boleto
Meet Leah Boleto
Leah is a TV presenter who has worked on BBC Newsround, explaining the news to children in a way that’s clear, calm and friendly. She’s also a parent: her own son was diagnosed as dyslexic, so this course is personal.
Leah is a TV presenter who has worked on BBC Newsround, explaining the news to children in a way that’s clear, calm and friendly. She’s also a parent: her own son was diagnosed as dyslexic, so this course is personal.
“I know how confusing and emotional it can feel at first, for children and for parents. This course is here to make things a bit easier.”
“I know how confusing and emotional it can feel at first, for children and for parents. This course is here to make things a bit easier.”
“I know how confusing and emotional it can feel at first, for children and for parents. This course is here to make things a bit easier.”
Leah Boleto, presenter
Leah Boleto, presenter
What’s in every module
Short videos, simple handouts and a few quick questions
Short videos, simple handouts and a few quick questions
Short videos, simple handouts and a few quick questions
A short video
A short video
A short video
Presented by Leah Boleto, warm and jargon-free. Watch on your own, in your own time, when you’ve got the headspace.
Presented by Leah Boleto, warm and jargon-free. Watch on your own, in your own time, when you’ve got the headspace.
Presented by Leah Boleto, warm and jargon-free. Watch on your own, in your own time, when you’ve got the headspace.
A one-page handout
A one-page handout
A one-page handout
The key points to come back to, with checklists, conversation starters and ideas to try at home, like a template email to school.
The key points to come back to, with checklists, conversation starters and ideas to try at home, like a template email to school.
The key points to come back to, with checklists, conversation starters and ideas to try at home, like a template email to school.
A few quick questions
A few quick questions
A few quick questions
Short questions at the end of each module help the ideas stick, so you can put them into practice.
Short questions at the end of each module help the ideas stick, so you can put them into practice.
Short questions at the end of each module help the ideas stick, so you can put them into practice.
Part 1 · For you · 10 modules
Ten short modules for parents and carers
Ten short modules for parents and carers
Ten short modules for parents and carers
Watch on your own, in your own time. Each one is just a few minutes long and comes with its own handout.
Watch on your own, in your own time. Each one is just a few minutes long and comes with its own handout.
Start here
Welcome: the parents’ introduction
Welcome: the parents’ introduction
Welcome: the parents’ introduction
Leah explains how the course works and how to get the most from it.
Leah explains how the course works and how to get the most from it.
Module 1
You’ve got the result – don’t panic
You’ve got the result – don’t panic
You’ve got the result – don’t panic
What a screening result means, what it doesn’t, and your first calm steps.
What a screening result means, what it doesn’t, and your first calm steps.
Module 2
Talking to your child
Talking to your child
Talking to your child
How to explain their profile honestly and positively, with conversation starters.
How to explain their profile honestly and positively, with conversation starters.
Module 3
Working with the school
Working with the school
Working with the school
Talking to the class teacher and SENCo, what to ask, and support that doesn’t need an EHCP.
Talking to the class teacher and SENCo, what to ask, and support that doesn’t need an EHCP.
Module 4
Creating the right home environment
Creating the right home environment
Creating the right home environment
Routines, homework and a reading set-up that take the stress out of evenings.
Routines, homework and a reading set-up that take the stress out of evenings.
Module 5
Spotting and nurturing strengths
Spotting and nurturing strengths
Spotting and nurturing strengths
How to notice what lights your child up, and help it grow.
How to notice what lights your child up, and help it grow.
Module 6
Helping with reading and spelling
Helping with reading and spelling
Helping with reading and spelling
Small, daily strategies that work, from reading along to word roots.
Small, daily strategies that work, from reading along to word roots.
Module 7
Working memory and processing speed
Working memory and processing speed
Working memory and processing speed
What they look like day to day, and simple ways to make life easier.
What they look like day to day, and simple ways to make life easier.
Module 8
Tech and tools
Tech and tools
Tech and tools
Audiobooks, speech-to-text and other tools worth trying, and using AI sensibly.
Audiobooks, speech-to-text and other tools worth trying, and using AI sensibly.
Module 9
Transitions
Transitions
Transitions
Moving to secondary school, exams and new teachers: how to plan ahead.
Moving to secondary school, exams and new teachers: how to plan ahead.
Module 10
When to get more assessments
When to get more assessments
When to get more assessments
Signs it may be time for a full assessment, and how to prepare.
Signs it may be time for a full assessment, and how to prepare.
Part 2 · Watch together · 5 modules
Five short videos to watch with your child
Five short videos to watch with your child
Five short videos to watch with your child
Best watched side by side, on the sofa or at the table, when you’re both ready. Simple, positive and made for children aged 7 to 13.
Best watched side by side, on the sofa or at the table, when you’re both ready. Simple, positive and made for children aged 7 to 13.
Start here
Welcome: the children’s introduction
Welcome: the children’s introduction
Welcome: the children’s introduction
Leah says hello to your child and explains what’s coming up.
Leah says hello to your child and explains what’s coming up.
Watch together 1
Your brain is brilliant
Your brain is brilliant
Your brain is brilliant
A simple, positive explanation of how your child’s brain works.
A simple, positive explanation of how your child’s brain works.
Watch together 2
Your strengths
Your strengths
Your strengths
Finding their superpowers, and using them like tools.
Finding their superpowers, and using them like tools.
Watch together 3
Classroom hacks
Classroom hacks
Classroom hacks
Doodling, breaking tasks down, memory tricks and asking for help.
Doodling, breaking tasks down, memory tricks and asking for help.
Watch together 4
Reading your way
Reading your way
Reading your way
Audiobooks, reading along and small wins. Comics count too.
Audiobooks, reading along and small wins. Comics count too.
Watch together 5
Confidence toolkit
Confidence toolkit
Confidence toolkit
Kind self-talk, tiny wins and bouncing back from mistakes.
Kind self-talk, tiny wins and bouncing back from mistakes.
One course, one price
£20
for the whole course
One price for everything: the parent modules and the children’s videos together.
Secure checkout with Payhip, our course platform. After you pay, you’ll get an email receipt and can log in and start watching straight away.
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Everything included
10 short modules for parents and carers
5 videos to watch with your child
An introduction for you and one for your child
A one-page handout for every module
Quick questions to help it all stick
Watch on a laptop, tablet or phone
One course, one price
£20
for the whole course
One price for everything: the parent modules and the children’s videos together.
Secure checkout with Payhip, our course platform. After you pay, you’ll get an email receipt and can log in and start watching straight away.
Already bought it? Log in to watch
Everything included
10 short modules for parents and carers
5 videos to watch with your child
An introduction for you and one for your child
A one-page handout for every module
Quick questions to help it all stick
Watch on a laptop, tablet or phone
One course, one price
£20
for the whole course
One price for everything: the parent modules and the children’s videos together.
Secure checkout with Payhip, our course platform. After you pay, you’ll get an email receipt and can log in and start watching straight away.
Already bought it? Log in to watch
Everything included
10 short modules for parents and carers
5 videos to watch with your child
An introduction for you and one for your child
A one-page handout for every module
Quick questions to help it all stick
Watch on a laptop, tablet or phone
Questions about the course
Questions about the course
Questions about the course
The short answers. If you need anything else, we’re happy to help.
The short answers. If you need anything else, we’re happy to help.
Do we need to have done the Talamo screener first?
Who is the course for?
How long does it take?
What do I get for £20?
Will the course tell me if my child is dyslexic?
How do I watch it?
Still have a question?
Parents’ course
Ready when you are
Ready when you are
Ready when you are
Fifteen short videos and a handout for each one, for £20. Start with the parent modules tonight.
Fifteen short videos and a handout for each one, for £20. Start with the parent modules tonight.
The course
Presented by Leah Boleto
Parent modules
10
Watch together
5
Price
£20
Start tonight
Watch on any device
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