Seminar on reading in the brain and dyslexia
Join this seminar with Dr Anna J. Wilson from the Seabrook McKenzie Centre. Why is learning to read so hard for children when learning to speak is easy? Our brains have had hundreds of millennia to develop areas specialised for oral language, but reading is a recent cultural invention at only 5,000 years old.
Date: Saturday 14th March 2026.
Time: 10am to noon.
Location: Theatre at the Air Force Museum (45 Harvard Avenue, Wigram).
Cost: $35 per person.
Several decades of brain imaging research have now shown us that learning to read works by effortful repurposing of brain areas specialised for visual object recognition, and connecting these areas to existing oral language networks. This research helps explain not only why structured literacy is the best teaching method for all children, but also the many ways in which learning to read can go wrong in dyslexia. International research on dyslexia and the brain is continuing to shed light on different subtypes of dyslexia and provide us new ideas of how to support children who are struggling.
Find out more about this seminar on reading, including how to register (Humanitix).
About the Seabrook-McKenzie Centre
Seabrook-McKenzie Centre is a Charitable Trust that provides thorough and comprehensive assessment and assistance for people with specific learning disabilities, including dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia. Their team of registered psychologists, assessors, and specialist teachers who together provide a solution and hope for those with specific learning difficulties.
Find out more about the work of the Seabrook-McKenzie Centre.