Dyslexia-Friendly Further and Higher Education by Barbara Pavey

By Barbara Pavey

Written by means of authors with wide event of operating with scholars with dyslexia, this publication offers transparent assistance and useful techniques for dyslexia-friendly perform for these operating with kids elderly 14 to 19 and adults in schooling or work-based education. taking a look at how dyslexia affects on studying, the authors recommend how one can increase the educational surroundings and clarify the right way to aid scholars improve the fundamental abilities that may aid them to make the transition from research to employment. construction at the most recent examine and knowing of dyslexia, additionally they give some thought to overlapping syndromes, emotional and social concerns, and investment.

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It needs to be made clear that in an examination a reader can only read the text in the exam and cannot offer any explanation of unfamiliar words. If a student’s handwriting is illegible because of spelling errors or they have poor handwriting skills, or slow writing speed, then help from an amanuensis (a scribe) can be deployed to write down dictated responses. If a learner has sufficient word-processing skills, then the use of a word processor can be provided. If any of this provision is in place, learners need the opportunity to practise with their reader and scribe, using unrelated work, prior to the examination.

London: Routledge. Hargreaves, S. (2007) Study Skills for Dyslexic Students. London: Sage. Jamieson, C. and Morgan, E. (2008) Managing Dyslexia at University: A Resource for Students, Academic and Support Staff. London: Routledge. Assistive software The graphical representation at the start of this chapter is provided through the use of Inspirations software. com/Freetrial Student comment ‘I think I’ve always had a bit of difficulty with English but it was not until my second year at uni when a lecturer said, “You should have an assessment because your work doesn’t make any sense to me and maybe it’s something you should look into”’.

The practitioner must hold an Assessment Practising Certificate issued by either the Professional Association of Teachers of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties (PATOSS), Dyslexia Action or the British Psychological Society. Practitioners will have their reports checked for a quality standard and must demonstrate a commitment to continuous professional development in order for their licence to be renewed every three years. In further education, students studying on a Level 3 or 4 course, including an advanced modern apprenticeship, would need to be assessed as experiencing a specific learning difficulty to be funded for support.

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