Dyslexia Jewels: Recent Episodes
Meredith Pope and Jayne Black
Inspirational journeys of children and adults with dyslexia. Meredith Pope and Jayne Black are adults living with dyslexia they also are moms of children with dyslexia! Listen in as they help to educate, support and inspire you!
Our guest today is Kim Mason she is the Executive Director of Women Cultivating Greatness. The Vision of Women Cultivating Greatness is to
increase awareness and advocacy for adult women with learning challenges, such as dyslexia, attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Listen as Kim shares her story of having dyslexia and how it led her to start this amazing organization!
Website: https://www.womencultivatinggreatness.com/
Facebook: @kmwcg https://www.facebook.com/kmwcg
Paloma Forde is a leading expert in the field of special educational needs & dyslexia. Early Intervention and Early Detection are essential! She founded Screening4Dyslexia in April 2016 and by January 2017, already received recognition by Dragon Den's Theo Pathitis by winning Small Business Sunday. (Only 1% of 370 000 make it!)
She then went on to get recognition about her work by Jacqueline Gold (CBE) in June the same year. She provides screenings, specialized tuition, assessments, workshops, webinars for parents & professionals and Growth Mindset coaching for kids.
She is a recognized educational expert for www.mycpdgroup.com and has been invited to be a speaker at the International Dyslexia Conference
-Sept 2021 & The National Dyslexia Show (2022 NEC Birmingham)
Paloma has also recently written Dynamic Dyslexia which is on sale on Amazon giving away her Top Ten tips to success with dyslexia!
https://www.amazon.com/Dyslexia-Tips-...
https://www.facebook.com/screening4dy...
Angela Haseltine Pozzi is the Founder and Artistic Director of The Washed Ashore Project - Art to Save the Sea. Angela is a sculptor who uses garbage that is collected from the Oregon Coastline to create her work. Art can inspire change.
Listen as Angela shares her sculptures and her message to us all.
Angela was interviewed on The Kelly Clarkson Show and It was a dream of mine to interview her and an honor to have this opportunity to do it as Mrs. Alabama Earth - Art for a Cause!!
Learn more about Washed Ashore: https://www.washedashore.org/
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Our guest today is Rachel Pesola! Rachel is dyslexic and is an artist with Project Human X she also teaches art classes for them! http://projecthumanx.com/
Listen as Rachel shares her dyslexia journey it is so incredibly inspiring!
Dyslexia Jewels Podcast Guest Geff Qarani. Geff is an artist and he lives in Kenya he is also a recent graduate of the Rare Gem Talent School. Geff is such an inspiration listen as he shares the extremely difficult time he had as a child with dyslexia and how he rose to find his passion and talents. Geff also shares why it is so important to change the perception of dyslexia worldwide. Thank you so much for being my guest you are such a gifted artist!!!
Dyslexia Jewels Podcast Guest today all the way from Kenya, Africa! Nancy Munyi Director of the Rare Gem Talent School! Such an inspiration!! Nancy is trained in and is also training other teachers in Orton-Gillingham a structured literacy approach for teaching children with dyslexia.
We are so honored to have Nancy as a guest. It is powerful hearing how Rare Gem Talent School started and how it is changing the lives of children with dyslexia in West Africa International-Pageants!
Changing the perception of dyslexia worldwide is critical please listen to Nancy share and help us to do just that.
If you would like to help support the Rare Gen Talent School and the building of an additional school please go to the Global Giving Fund Dyslexia Kenya Organisation or visit www.dyslexiakenya.org.
Tony Howells is a retired engineer that lives in the UK! Tony is the Founder of the Dyslexia Works Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dyslexiaworks and is working to change the perception of dyslexia!! Tony will inspire you to think in a different way! Please like his page and feel free to reach out to him for support and encouragement!
Dyslexia Jewels Podcast Guest Lauren Bean, Miss Fond du Lac Outstanding Teen!
https://www.facebook.com/MissFondduLacOT
Lauren shares what is was like to be diagnosed with dyslexia in the second grade and why her Social Impact Initiative is "Chose Kindness"
So incredibly Inspiring!! Thank you so much Lauren for being an inspiration and a voice for children and adults with dyslexia!
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Denise McFarlin lives in Wisconsin and has been a teacher for thirty three years! Denise is also a tutor for children with dyslexia, The President of Solid Foundation Learning https://www.facebook.com/SFLearn and the Founder of the "Brain Box" Building a solid foundation of learning through PLAY!
Each month, Solid Foundation Learning will provide a box of materials to promote PLAY through discovery, design thinking, creative problem-solving, and creation.
Comer is the Executive Director of The Atlanta Speech School, where he has held the role for more than 20 years. Established in 1938 as a free clinic for children who were deaf or hard of hearing, today the Speech School is the nation's most comprehensive center for language and literacy.
So much important information! Once you learn to read, you will be forever free - Frederick Douglass. Just some of the things Comer discusses! Are there different types of dyslexia? How has the global pandemic compounded the existing crisis that so many American children can not read? Is your child having anxiety about going back to school? Why and what to do to help?
Thank you so much Comer Yates for your work to help each person develop their full potential through language and literacy!
https://www.atlantaspeechschool.org/
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Dyslexia Jewels Podcast Guest
Heather Kwak Ms. Oswego Illinois, American Elegance with my Co-host
Presley Garland our official Dyslexia Jewels Teen Advisor!
Heather speaks about her journey of being diagnosed with ADHD - Depression & Anxiety as child. She hopes her story will help someone else. Please share
We are all jewels with a story to help inspire someone else. We are just being real and hoping to make an impact and break stereotypes by sharing our truth.
We would love it if you would Please like our Dyslexia Jewels YouTube channel!
If you need to seek support or know someone who does please find help with the National Alliance on Mental Illness: https://nami.org/home
United globally through the super power of dyslexia and the passion to make children who learn differently successful! Our Guest today are from India! Chandrashekar (pen name Kanasu which means Dreams) shares his challenges in school as a child and about Founding a non-profit called A Aa Ee a youth led social start up in Bangalore, aiming to bring holistic development in the children from challenging background through need based, value based and skill based education. Sanchari is also a founder of A Aa Ee and shares the challenges that children in India are facing and what they are doing to change things for the better.
Dyslexia Jewels Podcast💎 with Jill Ham and Guest Co-host Presley Garland Miss Southeast Georgia Teen USA!👑
Listen as Jill educates about dyslexia and provides insightful advise to parents and everyone. We are here to help! As Jill says Never Give up!❤💙❤
In 2008, as an act of faith, Jill and her husband Chris opened the doors to Specialized Learning Solutions, which is now The Children’s Dyslexia Center of Georgia. After many years of specialized training and working with special needs learners, Jill developed her own Orton-Gillingham based Dyslexia Program which focuses on the neural pathways in the brain that cause Dyslexia. The unique multi-sensory program is designed to open the mental pathways that are not functioning properly, so that ANY child can learn to READ, WRITE and SPELL!
Read more about Jill and for information and resources: http://dyslexiacenterofgeorgia.com/
Jill Ham Bio: http://dyslexiacenterofgeorgia.com/about-us
Our Guest today is Alexia Pfeiffer this is one incredible accomplished young Lady! A high-school Senior who will be going in to pre-med next year! Meredith Pope and myself were so inspired!!
Though bullied in school because she had a speech and learning disability Alexia rose from that to become a published author of a children's book called Albert the Frog and the Founder of The Difference is You! A college scholarship program for youth just like her with speech and learning disabilities.
Listen as Alexia shares her story of being bullied in school for having a speech and learning disability and how she rose from that and her powerful message to children and youth just like her! Her book Albert the Frog is about a frog who has reading and speech disabilities and struggles with being bullied but continues to study and eventually tests out of the programs and achieves honor classes. The Difference is You is a program created to provide college scholarships to high school students with speech and reading disabilities.
Purchase Albert the Frog on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/.../ref=redir_mobile_desktop...
FaceBook Page: The Difference is You
Link to The Difference is You to donate: https://cfoncw.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create...
Listen in as the Jewels interview Mayo Clinic Neurologist Dr. Stephen English as he discusses brain pathways and other fun facts surrounding the dyslexic brain.
Showcasing the inner fire and brilliance of their guests are what the Dyslexia Jewels are all about! Listen as Jayne Black and Meredith Pope interview Presley Garland Team East vs West Barrel Racing Champion as she shares her personal story of living with and overcoming dyslexia.
Jill shares what it was like to grow up with dyslexia. Jill's brief bio: Jill is the current President of Cedar Center Arts dba The Art Garage. Jill previously worked at the Weidner Center in Green Bay. She has a MA in Theatre and a BA in theatre and a minor in dance. She has worked in New York and was the assistant stage manager for the a tour of Phantom. Her biggest performance was in 2012 at the Olympic Opening Ceremonies where she played a suffragette. Jill was Miss Green Bay America in 1991 and Miss Wisconsin Central in 1993.
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month so we decided to launch our first podcast! Dyslexia Jewels this week! Listen to our mission to educate, inspire and empower!!