A short professional-development course for teachers. Learn the four MIND strengths from Brock & Fernette Eide’s The Dyslexic Advantage — Material, Interconnected, Narrative and Dynamic reasoning — and how to apply each when teaching English to Czech professional adults using TPRS and dyslexia-friendly methods. Case studies are drawn directly from the book.

About 1.5–2 hours · 7 lessons.

Course Information

Course Instructor

Alex Smyrk Author

Part 1 · Foundations

Start here: How this course works
Dyslexia as a difference, not just a deficit

Part 2 · The Four MIND Strengths

M — Material reasoning
I — Interconnected reasoning
N — Narrative reasoning (your TPRS sweet spot)
D — Dynamic reasoning

Part 3 · Putting It Together

Putting it together: a MIND-friendly lesson blueprint

Course Information

Course Instructor

Alex Smyrk Author

Part 1 · Foundations

Start here: How this course works
Dyslexia as a difference, not just a deficit

Part 2 · The Four MIND Strengths

M — Material reasoning
I — Interconnected reasoning
N — Narrative reasoning (your TPRS sweet spot)
D — Dynamic reasoning

Part 3 · Putting It Together

Putting it together: a MIND-friendly lesson blueprint

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