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Neurodiversity Celebration Week
Neurodiversity Celebration Week was celebrated last week (13-19 March) and its purpose is "...to help the world to understand, value and celebrate the talents of neurodiverse minds".
The neurodiverse community includes people with ADHD, Autism, Dyspraxia,
Dyslexia, Dyscalculia and more. (from CCC Libraries website)Did you know that our school library has a few dyslexia friendly books but theChristchurch City Libraries have a whole heap more.
Just use the subject search: "Dyslexia-friendly Books" on their catalogue.
What is a dyslexia-friendly book? Dyslexia-friendly books typically have some or all of the following features:
- Non-white paper
- Sans-serif font
- 1.5 line spacing
- Variable line lengths
- Uncluttered page design for maximum clarity