If you’re an anxious parent with a dyslexic child that you’re desperate to help, or a teenager or adult who wishes you could read and write without a struggle, you’re in the right place.
My Unlock Learning approach is fun, fast and effective. Find out why in this short video. ➡
Lou Barnes (teacher, trainer and dyslexia expert)
Featured in SEN Magazine July 2024:
The UK's leading special education journal.
"The pesky mental images mentioned on the cover are part of Louise Barnes' technique for helping children with dyslexia. Her fun approach is as fascinating as it is practical and she provides some intriguing insights into the workings of the dyslexic brain."
Together we can Breakthrough Dyslexia ...
People with dyslexia process information in a different way to others. This is really helpful for things like art, music, sport and creative thinking in general, but it’s not useful when it comes to reading and writing.
For people with dyslexia reading is exhausting and difficult. It doesn’t matter how hard they try, they struggle.
For some words seem to move, jump or blur on a page - just imagine how difficult that must be. For others, remembering what they’ve just read is nearly impossible; they need to read and re-read every piece of information over and over again. And there are some for whom writing and spelling just doesn’t make sense, so getting ideas from head to page is a mammoth task.
As well as being time-consuming and generally frustrating, this can lead to frustration, low confidence and a general lack of self -belief.
If that sounds familiar and you want it to change, either for yourself or your child…
I can help.
Each person is different. Because dyslexia shows up in varying ways, such as blurring, moving, jumping or disappearing text to name a few, It’s important to find out exactly what each person is dealing with in order to help them.
This is the first step – to pinpoint the precise reason they‘re struggling to read and spell.
Then we stop it happening.
The problem is removed, so reading, writing and spelling becomes less tiring, frustrating and difficult.
What Clients Say ...
“Our youngest boy, Seth, has just turned 10 and has always really struggled with reading and writing. He’s dyslexic and we also have a Meares-Irlen syndrome diagnosis.
Previous attempts to help Seth with reading usually resulted in temper tantrums, tears and exhaustion for all parties. Progress at school had pretty much stopped, with Seth refusing to take part in group reading activities and all areas of schoolwork and behaviour were suffering.
We first discussed working with Lou after meeting in a social setting, with Lou being sure she could offer some help to Seth. I was skeptical at first, as Seth has never been receptive to additional help as he doesn’t want to be “different” from his classmates. Some of the methods seemed a bit “out there” for me, with Seth creating an imaginary chameleon that could magically stop the letters moving about on the page.
Now, after working with Lou, Seth’s progress has been amazing. He’s reading with me every night (books of his choosing with us sharing the reading). His confidence with reading has been the biggest change. He isn’t scared to have a go now, whereas before a full page of text would have been too intimidating.
It’s made such a difference to Seth that it actually has brought tears to my eyes. I’m so happy that a whole new world had been opened up for him. Seth’s behaviour at school has improved and we are now looking forward to Seth catching up with his classmates, as he is very bright and has a real thirst for knowledge.
Lou’s work with Seth has given him enough of a leg up to get out of the rut he was in. She listened to him and took the time to understand where he was struggling and introduced techniques to overcome the problems. He still has a long way to go, but now he is embracing the learning, it means that he can make progress every day at home and at school. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Lou to families that are facing issues with dyslexia and other learning issues.”
Danny
"Feeling amazed and a bit overwhelmed and so very grateful!...
I have been struggling with dyslexia all my life! Although I have worked hard at it and can read and write. I struggled to remember or make sense of anything I just read. Today I spent some time with an amazing woman Lou Barnes who has been fixing this using NLP. I knew others could see stuff with reading I just didn't get. So, I went with an open mind. Lou was able to help me unlock and open something that just wasn't there before. Then it just all fell into place and beautifully flowed. It was quite emotional. The black and white words on the page that I struggled with became a story unfolding in my head that I could see, understand and remember! I'm still overwhelmed as I didn't realise it was like that. It only happened today but I'm so inspired now I know what is possible.
If you, or you know of anyone that is struggling, please, please let them know it doesn't have to be like that. It’s so simple it’s like a magic switch that works!
Thank you just isn't enough.”
Louise R.
“I was amazed at how quickly Louise identified the root cause of my son's difficulties with spelling.
She has given us some techniques to unlock his potential. He has been less fearful of spelling since we saw her. He also says that the words no longer jump around on the page when he's reading.
Tim's Mum
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