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Dyslexia Support Service
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Many people with Dyslexia have enormous strengths in areas that don’t need formal
literacy skills
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Can you read East Lothian's definition of
Dyslexia ?Dyslexia is evident when accurate
and fluent word and/or develops very incompletely or with difficulty.
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Here it is again…
Dyslexia is evident when accurate and fluent word reading and/or spelling develops very incompletely or with great difficulty.
British Psychological Association, 1999
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There are 3 aspects to deciding whether a child has dyslexic
difficulties:
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The child is not fluent or accurate when reading and
spelling.
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The child has had appropriate opportunities to
learn.
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The child still has difficulties in reading and spelling even if he or she has put in much additional effort and has had
a lot of support.
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Dyslexia
• Between 2 and 5 pupils in every class will have some dyslexic type difficulties, ranging from mild to severe.
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Effective learning
and teaching
If those with a milder form of Dyslexia are identified early and given the opportunity to learn the way they learn best, they may cease to experience difficulties in learning.
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There will then be far fewer individuals who require intensive specific support.
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Children can be taught the strategies and skills they need to maintain positive self image and academic success.
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What is good for the dyslexic learner is good for everyone.
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The Dyslexia Support Service in East Lothian
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Support offered by Dyslexia Support Service, 2005/06
• Touch-typing • Mind Mapping • Presentation skills• Word Processing Tips• Digital voice recorders • Electronic word banks• Alphasmart/Neo• Computer programmes to aid writing and
spelling • Reciprocal Reading / Philosophy for Children • Memory skills• Transition• Study skills
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If a child can’t learn the way we teach, then we must teach the way the child
learns.
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What now?
•See your child’s class teacher if you are wondering about Dyslexia.
•S/he may decide to talk with other professionals, including those in the Dyslexia Support Service.
•Pick up a leaflet.