Dyslexia Awareness Week 2025: Raising the Volume

Kate Baker
Oct 7
2 min read

This Dyslexia Awareness Week, the British Dyslexia Association is encouraging everyone to “Raise the Volume” on dyslexia - to speak up, share experiences, and deepen understanding.

Because the more we raise awareness, the more we learn and the more progress every child can make.

Identifying dyslexia doesn’t give a child a problem; it simply explains the challenges they’ve already been facing. A diagnosis shouldn't be considered just a '"label" - it’s a gateway to support. Once a child’s needs are understood, we can give them the right tools and strategies to succeed.

🔍 Spotting the Signs of Dyslexia

If your child struggles with reading, start by looking closely at the types of errors they make. You might notice that they:

Reverse letters (like b and d)
Skip letters or parts of words
Guess words based on the first letter
Struggle to recognise common sight words
Find it hard to explain what they’ve just read

These aren’t signs of laziness or lack of focus — they’re signs that your child needs a different method of learning to read.

📷 The Picturing Method: A Dyslexia-Friendly Way to Learn

If you’ve been following my work, you’ll know how much I believe in The Picturing Method - a process I’ve used successfully with many dyslexic children. It’s built on dual-coding theory, which shows that we remember new information better when we engage the three senses — visual, auditory, and kinaesthetic.

👉 Watch the Picturing Method in action here.

✏️ Try This Simple Exercise at Home

Let’s take the sight word “was.” Here’s how to teach it using the Picturing Method:

Show the word written down and say, “This word says was. Can you say that back to me?”
Ask your child to take a mental picture of the word.
Cover it up. Ask them to write the letters in the air while saying the letter names - then say the word aloud.
Ask recall questions about their mental image:
- “What was the first letter you saw?”
- “What was the last letter you saw?”
- “How many letters did you picture in the word?”

If they struggle at first, use coins or counters to represent each letter. When you ask questions, point to each coin to help them recall the correct letters.

Try this process with just one tricky word this week — then repeat it daily for seven days. You’ll be amazed at how much progress they can make.

(📖 If you’d like the full structure and step-by-step support, explore my Dyslexia-Friendly Workbooks.)

💬 Why It Works

This approach is so powerful because it works with dyslexic thinking, not against it. It helps children visualise what they’re learning, store it in long-term memory and recall it with confidence. I’ve seen children who once avoided reading start to smile, engage and believe in themselves again - because they finally have a method that works.

🎉 Dyslexia Awareness Week Offer

To celebrate Dyslexia Awareness Week, I’m offering 15% off all Reading Skills Workbooks — each designed to use the Picturing Method for proven, effective reading support.

🛒 Use code AWARENESS15 at checkout 📆 Offer ends Sunday Shop Dyslexia-Friendly Workbooks →