Empowering Dyslexic Thinking in Schools

1. Introduction: Defining Dyslexic Thinking as a valuable skill

In this course, you’ll hear from Kate Griggs, Dyslexic Thinking expert and Founder of the global charity, Made By Dyslexia, who explains why now is the time to empower Dyslexic Thinking in every school and every home:

  • AI is transforming the world, reshaping the jobs we do and the skills we need to do them.

  • While AI can support more tasks, it can’t replace the soft skills or power skills that every organisation needs.

  • These skills are an exact match for Dyslexic Thinking.

  • While Dyslexic Thinking is becoming more widely understood and valued in the workplace, more progress needs to be made in education.

This course helps every teacher and parent understand what Dyslexic Thinking is and how easy it is to empower it.

   It’s time to define Dyslexic Thinking as a valuable skill

Timing: 5 minutes

In this video, Kate explains why it’s now more important than ever to empower Dyslexic Thinkers at school and at home.

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KATE GRIGGS
What's the purpose of education? It's to prepare our young people for the future. To nurture the skills they'll need to live fulfilling, successful, happy lives. Preparing them for the workplaces of the future.
But right now, more than ever before, that future is hard for anyone to imagine, because AI has finally arrived and is being adopted across industries and workplaces and is changing everything rapidly.
But one thing is certain, and that is that the workplaces of the future will depend on dyslexic thinking skills. That's what all the research is telling us, because AI can't replace the soft skills or power skills that every organisation needs like innovation, lateral thinking, complex problem solving, and interpersonal skills. And these are all dyslexic thinking skills.
Dyslexic thinking is a perfect co-pilot for AI. AI thinking aggregates and dyslexic thinking innovates, making it an unstoppable force that every workplace needs. And while it will take time for our schools and education systems to adapt to an AI world and to process the huge impact it will have on teaching, learning, and on assessments, one thing every school can and must do now is to empower dyslexic thinking. Because 1 in 5 learners in every classroom are dyslexic, and they are hard wired to thrive in this AI world.
This course will help you to understand what dyslexic thinking is and how easy it is to empower once you do. And it's designed to sit alongside all our other courses on Microsoft Learn. There, you can take a deeper dive into how to support your dyslexic learners, from literacy to technology and much, much more.
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Learning outcomes

 

Once you’ve completed this course, you'll be able to:

 

  • Understand the 7 Dyslexic Thinking skills in children.

  • Explain why Dyslexic Thinking skills are vital in the workplace.

  • Teachers: Create inclusive classrooms where Dyslexic Thinkers thrive.

  • Parents: Support and empower Dyslexic Thinkers at home.

  • Describe how technology and AI can transform dyslexic learning and teaching.

If you complete all the elements of this course's learning (content and knowledge check), a digital badge will be sent to you via the email address you used to enrol on the course (usually within 36 hours).

You can add the badge to your LinkedIn profile as well as sharing it on other social media accounts.

Let's move on to learn more about what Dyslexic Thinking is.

1.1 Understanding dyslexia today