Inhaltsverzeichnis für June 2025 in Brain Train

Welcome to Brain Train! We're thrilled to have you with us as we embark on this exciting journey to support and empower individuals with dyslexia. Our team of experts has carefully curated each issue of our monthly magazine to offer practical, playful, and engaging activities that will enrich your life and help you gain a better understanding of your unique strengths and abilities. With our love of learning and illustration, we've created fun and interactive activities for all ages, from children to adults. We hope to inspire new generations and help individuals with dyslexia feel more confident and in control. We're passionate about taking a strength-based approach to dyslexia, and our goal is to help you discover the simple things you can do to feel more empowered and in control…

The dog dug a tunnel under his kennel. He used a shovel to dig a channel in the snow. When I travel I like to take my own towel. The model boat had a red funnel. Roll the barrel down the tunnel. There was a jewel in the parcel. The original plan was to invite several people. The airport terminal is near the capital city. The loss of natural plants is a global problem. It is vital that we get good legal advice. A flag was the signal for the final race. I will visit the local hospital. Can you help Norman the knight climb to the top of the tower? Reading: read a sentence to move up the tower. If you get stuck, jump across. Spelling: record 6 sentences.…

The dog dug a tunnel under his kennel. He used a shovel to dig a channel in the snow. When I travel I like to take my own towel. The model boat had a red funnel. Roll the barrel down the tunnel. There was a jewel in the parcel. The original plan was to invite several people. The airport terminal is near the capital city. The loss of natural plants is a global problem. It is vital that we get good legal advice. A flag was the signal for the final race. I will visit the local hospital. Can you help Norman the knight climb to the top of the tower? Reading: read a sentence to move up the tower. If you get stuck, jump across. Spelling: record 6 sentences.…

Find something that makes you happy. Listen to leaves rustling on a tree. Find something that is smooth. Look for a cloud that is shaped like an animal. watch it change shape. Listen to a bird singing. Find something that is your favourite colour. Find something the colour of the sky. Follow an insect. What it is doing? Find something that smells nice. Find something that makes a noise. Find something as small as your fingernail. Find something that is soft.…

Cher, one of the world's most beloved and acclaimed entertainers, has struggled with both dyslexia and dvscalculia, a learning condition which makes math extra challenging. Not only did words feel like another language, but numbers also felt foreign, she said in her autobiography, The First Time. “I couldn't read quickly enough to get all my homework done, and for me, math was like trying to understand Sanskrit,” she wrote. Cher said he still has “no relationship” with numbers today, and struggles with reading at times, but she's learned to embrace her dyslexia as something that makes her unique.…

Clues across 4. A round shape. 5. A dangerous liquid that burns. 6. A package in the mail. 8. An illness. 10. Not very long ago. 11. You can see clowns here. 12. I saw a clown at the c____. 13. I could not ______ what to buy. Clues down 1. A place of work. 2. In the middle. 3. He gave some good a_____ on what to do. 6. You can draw with a p____. 7. When you are sure that you are right. 9. At Christmas children get e_____. Answers 1. office 2. centre 3. advice 4. circle 5. acid 6. pencil/parcel 7. certain 8. cancer 9. excited 10. recent 11. circus 12. circus 13. decide…

Yes really - you can use the camera on your phone to help your child learn to love reading! Here are some ideas to try: If your child loves looking at photos on your phone, make them their own album. This could be pictures of members of the family, favourite toys, things you’ve seen on a walk - anything really. Encourage your child to talk about each picture as they look at it, describing who and what they see. A great way to support growing language skills. Use the editing function to add the initial sound of what or whoever is in the photo - so 'g' for Grandma, ‘d’ for dinosaur and so on. This turns the album into a book, and your child can ‘read’ it to you.…

Clues across 1. Someone who repairs engines. 7. To plan or plot in a secret way. 8. A person who designs buildings. 10. A group of classical musicians. 11. Someone who studies. 12. Disorder and confusion. Clues down 2. A sound that bounces back. 3. A person in a story or play. 4. A group of singers in a church. 5. A dull pain. 6. Used to stop a ship from moving. 7. Where Food you swallow goes. 9. A person who works with chemicals. Answers 1. mechanic 2. echo 3. character 4. choir 5. ache 6. anchor 7. scheme / stomach 8. architect 9. chemist 10. orchestra 11. scholar 12.chaos…

1. Read as many words as you can in 1 minute. 2. Use a counter or character to move from word to word. 3. Color in the first column of the graph. Each square = two words. 4. Next time see if you can improve and fill in the next column. 5. Write the date under each column. For those who are slower at processing use just one sheet for a target of 20 words in a minute. For those who are faster at processing join both sheets for a target of 40 words in a minute. Alternatively, read all the words and keep a record of the time taken on the graph below. Next time see if you can read them more quickly. This can also be done using…