Campaigning

Currently, the vast number of children with learning disabilities and how little is available to help them is not yet understood by the majority of the public.  Despite the numbers involved, currently no organisation is campaigning on the absolute importance of ensuring that all dyslexic children receive equal opportunities in education.  In the forthcoming year we intend to begin campaigning on this important issue.

The impact of dyslexia upon children and the effect it has on the family unit has not been research.  This had led us to begin producing a report which we intend to publish at the end of 1998.  The report will highlight the plight of children suffering psychological and emotional problems as a result of dyslexia and the effect this has on their families.

The report will also provide a voice for children and parents allowing them to express the true nature of the problems encountered in bringing up dyslexic children.

Qualifications

The ability to gain relevant qualification is now absolutely crucial in an evermore competitive employment market place.  Currently, some children are doing better at higher levels.  However, one in ten children leave school with absolutely no qualifications whatsoever.  The prospects of these children even getting an interview for a worthwhile job is remote, let alone actually being offered employment.

With the advent of league tables the problems as got substantially worst.  Schools have tended to concentrate their efforts on the most capable students in an effort to improve or maintain their place in the table.  To add to this, funding for support services remain a low priority in most schools.

In 1997 less children than ever before were put forward to take GCE English examinations and of those that took the examination less than ever before passed it.  In English, more than any other subject, the gap is widening and this year a new term came into being used to identify those who have no qualifications 'The educational underclass'.

Gaining qualifications is the initial essential step to obtaining worthwhile employment.  How can our children succeed in life if many are allowed to fall at the very first obstacle?  With no qualifications our children are condemned to a life of lost opportunity.

Our new centres will enable many more children to obtain the type of qualifications they need to build on and to use to go on to bigger and better things.

Testimonials

Mrs S W who has an 11 year old daughter.

"My daughter has been receiving lessons for a short space of time (5 month) She started High School approximately 6 weeks ago and so far she seems to be getting 'A' even in English, I think that speaks for itself"

Mrs K who has an 11 year old son.

"After my (then) 10 year old son was privately assessed as being dyslexic, we read an article about British Dyslexics and contacted them.  We were seen within the day and my son started his lessons there the following week.  My son still enjoys every lesson, his writing grew 200%.  without the aid of British Dyslexics in my opinion my son would be a very quiet withdrawn and unconfident young person.  Thank you from myself, my partner and a very appreciative son"

Mrs J O who has a 10 year old daughter

"The centre has been invaluable to us, her school are impressed with her spelling progress.  The centre is her only real help.  without the centre, my daughter could not possibly have progressed.  The expensive private fees for help for dyslexic children proved too much for us as a family, the dyslexic centre is our only hope"

Our New Website

The old web site has been a great success.  Tens of thousands of parents visited the site last year to view the information.  The new website is more modern, easier to use and will be the largest dyslexic website in the world, containing 260 pages of information.