umm…what is today’s assembly about? · • being put under pressure e.g. time or tests ......

Umm…what is today’s

assembly about?

• Whatisdyslexia- MissKnapptodo!

Things that help • More hands on learning • Talking slower or less instructions• It needs to be super quiet• Mrs Leeder’s Phonics and Spelling group• Good friends• People not laughing at you• Extra help• Blue books• People who believe in you

Mistakes

Not jumbled• Because• people• Said• Leaf• tree

jumbled• beacos• pepel• siade• laeth• treay

How we learnt to spell because

Big

Elephants

Can

Always

Understand

Small

Elephants

How we learnt how to spell people

•Pe ple

Things that do not help• The class being to noisy• Being put under pressure e.g. time or tests• Pointing at you• People telling you you’re stupid or dumb • People telling you you’re wrong • People laughing at the extra help you get

Not a difficulty but a difference

• We are still smart• We need to work in a different way• We need more time• We are not lazy• We never quit

Quiz time!

TOM CRUISE ACTOR

RICHARD BRANSON – business man

KIERA KNIGHTLEY – actress

Bill Gates – who made Microsoft

Prince Harry

Steve Redgrave – Olympic champion rower

Will Smith - actor

Mozart – classical musician/composer

Jamie Oliver – TV chef

…they are all dyslexic! Lots of successful people are Dyslexic

and have achieved great things!

Thankyouforlistening

The children who created and presented this assembly are all Dyslexia but they want to make a difference to people’s

attitudes in school.

Have they been successful?