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Subject: Re: how do the educators in the UK train people with dyslexia,

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Kevin Brunton

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Date Posted: 01:14:10 04/03/07 Tue
In reply to: John 's message, "how do the educators in the UK train people with dyslexia," on 16:25:14 03/31/07 Sat

Hi John

I think one of the key things that is starting to happen in the UK is that there are a growing number of training courses that address the teachers of adults. This is still a fairly recent development but the titles of some courses show that the change is taking place e.g. one of my employers offers a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching Adult Dyslexic Learners in Higher Education. You can find other more general courses that address the teaching of adults at all levels of education. These courses teach a range of teaching techniques and don't just focus on phonics, spelling programmes etc.

The political will to support such an approach is also quite strong at the moment. Recent legislation has placed a real emphasis on supporting learners and employees with any type of disability. It's only early days and there a number of cases working their way through the courts that might establish a baseline on what is considered a reasonable adjustment be it for study or in the workplace.

There are several schemes that back this need for change/support. In Higher Education we have the Disabled Students' Allowance, in further (i.e. adult) education we have Additional Learning Support and in the workplace we have Access to Work. I don't have much experience of the latter but I get the feeling that the education versions are better publicised and funded. Courses such as those that I described are helping to ensure that there are people who are in a position to actually provide this support.

There are some problems with the system. Actually getting the support in to place can a take a long time with some councils taking longer than others to administer the support application (this is being centralised in 2008 but who knows if this will make things better or worse). The huge increase in numbers of students over the past decade means that even if the teachers are available for 1-1 support there may not be enough room for them.

Not sure if this answers your question but hopefully the background is helpful.

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Re: how do the educators in the UK train people with dyslexia,	John (thanks)	09:00:18 04/03/07 Tue