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Story 2: Sir Richard Branson takes Ted into Space £1.99

Ted’s maths test is tomorrow, he hates math! Swapping studying for TV his imagination takes him into the world of space travel, with Sir Richard Branson (voiced by Sir Richard). To hear excerpt click play (arrow) below

Hello and welcome to Ted’s Xtraordinary Adventures. These short stories are designed to provide a brief insight into dyslexia but most importantly to encourage and inspire children, parents and teachers around the world. ‘Sir Richard Branson takes Ted into Space’ touches on dyslexic kids who struggle with Maths and features Sir Richard Branson himself, talking about his own dyslexia and how it’s affected his life.

It’s been a long hard day at school for Ted and by the time he gets home, he’s ready to chill out and relax. Unfortunately for Ted, he knows full well that he’s got to study for his Math test the next day. To make things worse, Math is his least favourite subject in the whole world, especially as he finds the subject so hard to understand.

Encouraged by his Mum, Ted settles down to study but finds it very hard to concentrate. He decides to put the TV on to help him relax. Flicking through the channels, he stumbles on a news item about Sir Richard Branson and his ventures into space travel.

In no time at all, Ted’s amazing imagination transports him to Cape Canaveral where he interviews Sir Richard Branson on board a space rocket. Sir Richard opens up about his own dyslexia and admits that Math was his worst subject at school too. By the end of the interview, Ted feels inspired by Sir Richard’s positive outlook and realises that being bad at Math won’t hold him back.

Quite the opposite, if one of the most successful men on the planet can be bad at math and still do so well, so can he.

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