Dyslexia Awareness Part 1: Module 5 - Identification

Dyslexia Awareness Part 1: Identification - Celebrities including Sir Richard Branson, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom and Maggie Aderin-Pocock-Pocock join expert teachers from two world leading dyslexia schools to share their wisdom and expertise in these inspirational Dyslexia Awareness Training films produced by Made By Dyslexia. Millfield School UK and Schenck School USA are both pioneers in the field of dyslexia and the first schools in their respective countries to successfully support dyslexic students and focus on dyslexic strengths. These films have been incorporated into 5 Dyslexia Awareness Training modules designed to help teachers, educators and parents understand dyslexia, both its strengths and challenges, gain essential knowledge in how to recognise and support it, and create a dyslexia inclusive classroom.

About Made By Dyslexia:
We’re a global charity led by successful dyslexics. Our purpose is to help the world properly understand, value and support dyslexia.

We believe in the game-changing power of dyslexic thinking. After all, everything from the light bulb to the iPhone was invented by dyslexic thinkers. In 2020 we launched “Connect The Spots”, a global training and advocacy programme to level the playing-field so every dyslexic child can achieve their potential.

To achieve this we have one single minded mission: to train every teacher worldwide in the next five years to spot, support and empower every dyslexic child.

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[askrhonnie]

My son is 6 and I’m glad we’re catching it early. ❤️

[kingjaheazie]

I wish we changed or add the laws in America so all the adults with dyslexia would get assistive technology help in every day life with reading and writing. We should the future for kids and adults alike.

[halimaalisadiallo]

I think I maybe be dyslexic but was never evaluated for a definite diagnosis. I struggled in Math as a child and even now as an adult.

[angelagaton-wiltshire]

Where can one buy the technology to evaluate children for dyslexia? Are there learning centers that evaluate children and adults for dyslexia? Are there signs in the play skills of young children that are red flags for Dyslexia? Are there levels of Dyslexia?

[Alewitton]

What technology with questions do children take to help identify whether they have dyslexia? The name of the technology was not provided.

[dianaisitt]

How do we get automatic screening at our schools when Educational Psychologists wont screen because it 'labels' a child and Local Authorities wont pay for these tests as they are £750 va the BDA for children under 15...they are effectively failed at Primary school then go into secondary school years behind, end up in progress groups and stay behind...I highlighted dyslexia in my grandchild when she was 5/6. Same signs as her Mother and school always says 'oh we dont worry about that at this age', until she got to 8/9 then she was already behind, then they decided to hold her back 2 years which did nothing for her social skills or self esteem, thjen took away all her reading books and gave her picture books so she kept crying saying I can read Nanny, and she could read, just not the same as her peers and simple books, then they sat her at a desk in the corner facing the wall with no work, often she was just ignored and doodled all day, they said they have never had a child like her that they cant teach, then they excluded her for 2 days when she got upset after another girl tripped her up deliberately, then they told me to never allow her to wear hairbands as she fiddles with them and is distracted when in fact it was helping her concentrate, then they spoke negatively about her when she was there and she heard everything, they tried to stop her going on school trips as she apparently might run off, but she never did and why would she, a trip isnt the same as being made to stand up in front of your peers and made to read, they sent an assessor in who was apparently a behaviour psychologist and she slated my grandchild, because even she didnt understand Dyslexia and its emotions and behaviour/frustration/needs to be taught differently. But the schools say they dont have funding, resource, training, knowledge and have class sizes too b ig and will focus on the majority that can do it as they have to hit the government targets/stats on english and maths and SEN/Dyslexic children get left behind and ignored..I thought EVERY child mattered, not just academic ones. The school didnt want these childfren in their school as they affected stats so school started becoming selective. I only wish I had escalated to governors then diocese (CofE school) Scial worker suggested I move her school as school werent meeting her needs, but she only had another 18 months left and is not good with change at best of times, so we stuck it out. They kind of pushed the difficulty to secondary school.

[kirstyhepworth]

It is tricky to get a diagnosis for Dyslexia because the schools would like the parents to go private to get a diagnosis for Dyslexia and it can run into 100 to I think thousands of pounds

[hannahnewman]

I found out I was dyslexic around the age of 10 so I found out late and my teachers didn't know that I was dyslexic so singled me out from things I day-dreamed a lot so I got told off many times thay also did things one way and if I figured something out another way I got told that's stupid and i was very artistic so used to draw a lot cuzz I just couldn't focus on the work. I hated all of teachers that I had and I still hate them thanks to them I have never embarrassed the fact that I am dyslexic