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Beat Dyslexia Book 1 from the same authors as Beat Dyscalculia

Feb 5 2014

Buy Beat Dyslexia at a Discount

Beat Dyslexia Book 1 from the same authors as Beat DyscalculiaDirect From the Authors

We’re pleased to announce that we’ve now added our step-by-step multi-sensory literacy programme, Beat Dyslexia to our online shop, and because you’re buying direct from us, the authors, we can offer each of the 6 books at a flat price of £25 plus postage and packaging.  The books are also available from outlets such as Amazon and from publisher LDA, however, the prices can vary widely and they’re not always available.

Each of the books has recently been updated (after first being published in 1998!) and Book 6 was added to the series last year.

The success of Beat Dyslexia inspired us to create the numeracy equivalent, Beat Dyscalculia.

For further information about any of the books, please contact us.

Synopsis

This new, revised edition retains all the strengths of the well-established “Beat Dyslexia” series to support those students struggling to read, write or spell. The comprehensive programme develops literacy skills by combining successful phonological approaches with the very best of conventional, multi-sensory and structured teaching methods. The series takes pupils from the earliest stages of letter recognition through to full literacy. Using a wide range of imaginative approaches, the activities are carefully structured so that all the goals are small and attainable. Pupils gain confidence through consolidation and success as they develop their reading skills and build a sound understanding of basic spelling and grammar. The wide variety of phonic activities are based on multi-sensory techniques that assist the teacher in maintaining pupils’ interest and enthusiasm – making them ideal for those with short concentration spans. Although primarily designed for dyslexic pupils of all ages, in one-to-one or small group sessions, the careful use of visual and aural approaches, in a clearly structured progression, make them suitable for any pupil struggling to acquire literacy skills.

 

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May 20 2013

Beat Dyscalculia’s Celia Stone Nominated for Award

Celia Stone, creator of Beat Dyslexia and Beat DyscalculiaCelia Stone, one of the creator’s of Beat Dyscalculia and Beat Dyslexia, and MD of Addacus Ltd, has been nominated for a Sue Ryder Woman of Achievement Award.  She has been nominated in the Education category in recognition of her hard work and achievements in helping people with dyslexia, Irlen Syndrome and dyscalculia over the last 35 years, in her adopted home county of Yorkshire.

The awards ceremony takes place at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds on June 7th.  The event aims to recognise and celebrate the achievements of some of Yorkshire’s amazing women, whilst raising vital funds for Sue Ryder. The charity, which is 60 years old this year, cares for people with incurable illnesses and funds a number of homes, hospices and services in Yorkshire.

For further information about Sue Ryder and the awards, visit their website.

 

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Celia Stone and Myra Nicholson, Creators of Beat Dyslexia and Beat Dyscalculia

Apr 4 2012

The Beat Dyscalculia Story

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Celia Stone, creator of Beat Dyscalculia from Addacus Ltd

Apr 4 2012

Dyscalculia is as Big a Problem for Schools Today as Dyslexia Was 25 Years Ago!

Celia Stone, co-author of Beat Dyslexia, talks about her new work with children with numeracy problems in Cornwall on Monday.

Celia Stone, co-author of best-selling multi-sensory literacy programme Beat Dyslexia has been invited to run a workshop at a conference organised by Cornwall Dyslexia Association and Cornwall Council.  She will be talking about her experiences as a teacher with over 35 years’ experience of working with children with special education needs, and about her new initiative, Beat Dyscalculia, for children who are struggling with maths.  The multi-sensory programme includes songs, stories, shapes and colours and a counting machine called an Addacus that Celia has invented.

The conference, entitled ‘Meeting The Needs of Young People with Dyscalculia’ aims to highlight the issues that children can have when learning maths and numeracy and offer some solutions.  It will be held at The Royal Cornwall Showground in Wadebridge on Monday 26th March.

In an average class, at least 1 child will have dyscalculia and around half of dyslexic children will also have problems with maths.

Celia said: “I was inspired to create the programme by a little boy called Oliver who one day came into one of my literacy classes with tears on his eyelashes.  I decided not to ask him what was wrong and eventually he sidled up to my desk and said, ‘please miss, what does ‘times’ mean?’  It was then that it struck me that there were many kids out there who were struggling with the language and concepts of maths, and so I set out to do something about it.

“When I started working with dyslexic kids, dyslexia wasn’t something that was widely known about and understood, and that’s the position we’re in with dyscalculia today.  This is one of the biggest problems facing schools at the moment: There is so much pressure on schools to improve literacy and numeracy levels and make sure all children get good SATs scores, but until teachers can recognise children with dyscalculia and are able to modify their teaching methods to suit children who learn differently, they’re going to struggle.”

Celia will be speaking alongside world-renowned dyscalculia expert, Professor Brian Butterworth, Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychology at University College, London, and Patricia Babtie, co-author of ‘The Dyscalculia Assessment’.

www.addacus.co.uk

www.cornwalldyslexia.org.uk/events

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Celia Stone, creator of Beat Dyslexia and Beat Dyscalculia

Mar 29 2012

Celia Stone Dyslexia and Dyscalculia Pioneer and One-Woman Whirlwind!

This was originally posted on http://inspiringyorkshirewomen.wordpress.com/ for International Women’s Day on March 8th.

Celia Stone is one of the most inspiring, yet unassuming women I’ve ever met.  She has changed the lives of both my husband and my daughter, along with thousands of other young people.

She has tackles every challenge that life has throws at her with pragmatism and the question, ‘how can we make a plan?’:  From fleeing the threat of violence and unrest in her native Zimbabwe in the 70’s, with her husband, 3 small children, £500 and whatever they could carry; to setting up a specialist dyslexia unit at the Yorkshire school where her husband taught.

She now has more than 35 years’ experience of working with children with special educational needs – including my husband who was thrown out of his local primary school aged 7, because they ‘couldn’t teach him’.  With Celia’s help, his dyslexia hasn’t held him back and he has gone on to become a successful entrepreneur, speaker and local businessman.  At 18, she screened him for Irlen lenses – coloured glasses which helped him read for the first time.  25 years later she did the same for our daughter.

In the meantime, alongside her full-time role as a wife, mother, and teacher, she set up a regional centre for Irlen lenses in Yorkshire and co-wrote Beat Dyslexia – a best-selling multi-sensory literacy programme that’s used in schools throughout the country.  Since retiring from teaching, inspired by a little boy called Oliver who didn’t know what ‘times’ meant, she has created a companion ‘Beat Dyscalculia’ programme for kids who have problems with maths.  It includes a counting machine called an Addacus that she has invented and patented!

But she hasn’t got a degree she says………..!

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