by Mag. Nina Čelešnik, teacher in Elementary school in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and certified Irlen Screener Email correspondence to celesniknina@gmail.com Abstract While dyslexia has long been recognized in Slovenia, Irlen syndrome only began to receive attention in 2015. Due to overlapping symptoms, these two conditions are often mistakenly conflated by … Continue reading
Woodbridge SEND service
Woodbridge SEND service @Woodbridge Trust Woodbridge SEND Service provides support for the inclusion of learners in 135 mainstream settings, working across the North West. We are part of Woodbridge Trust. The Woodbridge Team comprises specialist qualified teachers and teaching assistants with significant experience of meeting special educational needs. The service … Continue reading
Response to RANZCO Position Statement on Irlen
Responding to the 2018 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) Position Statement on Irlen *This response has been updated from its original publication in 2018 to include additional available research. In their 2018 released position statement, The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology (RANZCO), expressed … Continue reading
Is Irlen Syndrome Real? Answers For Skeptics, Naysayers, and Everyday People
A step-by-step guide to confronting skeptics and addressing misinformation about Irlen Syndrome Skeptics beware. This post will address all your misconceptions about Irlen Syndrome and the Irlen Method head-on. We realize you may not know the most up-to-date information about Irlen Syndrome. We assume the assessment protocols and policies followed … Continue reading
What’s the Correct Pronunciation? Irlen Syndrome or Irlens Syndrome?
If you’ve been writing or saying “Irlens Syndrome or Irlen’s Syndrome” you’ve been doing it wrong! Irlen Syndrome was discovered by Helen Irlen in the early 1980s. She named the condition Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome, but many years later, the condition was renamed after her. In medicine, when they name a … Continue reading
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A Surprise Cause of Academic Challenges
Learning is a complex, multifaceted process. When your child is having challenges in school, it can be difficult to pinpoint why. Trouble with visual processing is a major factor easily missed by both families and professionals because it is not well understood. At the root, it is due to an … Continue reading
Is it ADHD or Irlen Syndrome? Or Both?
Is it ADHD or Irlen Syndrome? Or Both?
How Visual Saccadic Impairment Affects Learning
Saccadic movement, more commonly known as saccades, is the ability of the eyes to move in synchrony from point A to point B rapidly without deviating from the path. Impaired saccadic movement is when the eyes do not move together in a designated pattern such as left/right and top/bottom. They … Continue reading