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A 10 minute test has been devised by scientists according to the BBC which can detect early warning signs of dyslexia.  The test can be carried out on children between the age of three and a half to six and a half. Professor van der Lely, speaking on BBC Radio 4′s Today programme (hear it [...]

A survey by the NUT has found that fewer than one in 14 teachers say they would be “very confident” in identifying a child with dyslexia while only 9 per cent say they would be “very confident” in teaching such a pupil. One hundred teachers from a wide range of local authorities took part in [...]

A project to help children with autism is being launched nationwide.  The project uses cartoons narrated by the actor Stephen Fry to help teach the viewers about facial expressions.  The animation series, called The Transporters, uses cartoon vehicles with real people’s faces grafted onto them.  According to research on the site the video has had [...]

The BBC have conducted research into ‘Provision for and Performance of children with specific learning difficulties.‘  The research was commissioned for Real Story to coincide with the screening of Teacher Squad on BBC One tonight.  Although the research is focused main on the secondary sector (no primary teachers got interviewed) there are some interesting  pointers [...]

According to a report published by Scope disabled children need to be better represented in books.  They say that there are 770,000 disabled children in the UK who have “virtually no role models in literature”.  68% of parents find it difficult to access to materials that explain their child’s impairment, making it impossible to communicate with their [...]

Chris Glavin has emailed me about his website devoted to providing resourceful information for a number of topics in education and disorders. The pages on Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia & Dyspraxia provide in depth information on the neurological disorder. He continues by saying that if you would like help in any way please do not hesitate [...]

Alan Johnson, the Education Secretary has announced that training given to teachers of children with special educational needs (SEN) or disabilities will be improved.   His improved training includes: a national programme of continuing professional development for teachers covering speech, language and communication needs including dyslexia and autism a dyslexia trust, involving private sponsorship – local [...]

I just wanted to bring the website senteacher.org to everyone’s attention.  The site has a small collection of resources that are useful for KS1 and SEN children.  What’s great about the site is that you can alter so many resources on the website for any ability child and then just print them out.  Ever wanted [...]