Courses

Dyslexia Wales and West offers courses designed to meet the individual needs of people from eight to eighty, who would like to realise their true potential in every aspect of their life.

Satisfaction is guaranteed at Dyslexia Wales and West. If progress is not made the full cost of the course will be refunded.

Aims of the course

The aim of a Dyslexia Wales and West Course is to:

• Address the cause of learning difficulties
• Recognise the individual needs and abilities of each person
• Enhance existing skills
• Release creative talents
• Use multisensory techniques
• Encourage personal responsibility for the learning process
• Free the individual from costly drugs, machinery or appliances

How can I benefit?

Dyslexia Wales and West is for those many people who have not reached their full potential within the education system. Dyslexia Wales and West courses augment traditional learning practices. Dyslexia Wales and West has amongst its graduates people at all ages and stages from reluctant readers to Oxbridge and other graduates, sports people improving their skills, educationalists expanding their portfolios, health workers, social workers, business people creatively problem solving, artists and people in the services. Dyslexia Wales and West workshops are tailored to meet the specific needs of each individual. They are of benefit to people who have concerns about:

• dyslexia (reading and spelling)
• dyspraxia (planning and carrying out movements)
• attention deficit disorder (ADD) (difficulties focussing attention)
• auditory processing disorders (understanding verbal communication)
• dyscalculia (arithmetic and maths issues)
• dysgraphia (difficulties with handwriting)
• hyperactivity (chronically restless and impulsive)
• bedwetting problems as a consequence of a highly developed visual imagination
• specific learning difficulties (SpLD)
• stress
• personal safety (difficulties understanding consequence)
• self confidence
• time management (issues understanding time and sequence)
• work/life balance (problems understanding order)
• bullying
• associated conditions - there are many more labels given to those who show signs of stress and confusion as a result of being primarily a visual thinker

What's different about our approach?

• Evolved as a result of personal experience
• Individual to each client
• Works with abilities and talents
• Uses multisensory techniques
• Does not employ learning by rote
• Addresses the cause of difficulties
• Resolves confusion
• Reduces stress
• Increases self-confidence
• Does not rely on devices or medication
• An holistic approach
• Puts the individual in charge
• Confidential
• Suitable for adults and children from the age of eight. Pre- school children can benefit from preventative activities.

According to a study commissioned by the BBC, "Dyslexics are far more likely to become self-made millionaires than others." "About 40% of the 300 millionaires studied had been diagnosed with the condition - four times the rate in the general population." Ben Dowell The Sunday Times

Content of the courses

The workshops address the needs of the individual which can include:

• Mental focusing
• Energy control
• The release of tension and the benefits of deep relaxation
• Memory enhancement
• Creative, interactive, hands on learning using oil bound clay
• Co-ordination exercises
• Skill challenging
• Literacy skills
• Maths skills
• Social skills
• Time management and finding of a healthy work/life balance
• Self-motivation and personal responsibility
• Training a support person

Theory behind the course

Understanding of how the brain works has advanced rapidly in recent years. The Dyslexia Wales and West methods were developed from these discoveries in cognitive and neurological research. Neural pathways, which are responsible for carrying information in the brain, can be developed just as pathways along a valley can be developed into a track, a byway and even a road. The auditory, motor and visual systems of the brain must function in co-ordination for effective learning to take place. The aim of the Dyslexia Wales and West multisensory methods is to help each client to build the most appropriate neural pathways. The resulting stronger pathways will enable learning free of the difficulties previously experienced.

How much does it cost

Assessment with verbal report	Free
Written report	£150.00
Assessment cancellation fee	£50.00
Dyslexia Wales and West course of workshops Fee covers: 5 day course of workshops Training for a helper 1 development day Tool kit The Way Forward home programme with telephone consultation when required Information and training for the parents/helper	£2,050.00
Dyslexia Wales and West Advanced course of workshops	£2,050.00
Dyslexia Wales and West Preventative Measures for young children	£40.00/hr
Dyslexia Wales and West Supporter Workshops	£350.00/day
Consultation	£175.00/hr
Homework Sessions	£50.00/hr
Dyslexia Wales and West Presentation	Free

Some Dyslexia Wales and West courses have been funded or co-funded by relations, church funds, philanthropic societies (e.g. The Round Table, The Lions etc), European Social Fund schemes (e.g. Genesis), educational psychologists, Access to Work, Careers Wales and their employers (often those who have an 'Investors in People' award). Some people have received a career development loan from the bank.