The chief executive of the British Dyslexia Association argues that early identification of dyslexia must be ‘systematic’, not optional as recent research revealed there is a ‘significant’ gap with how English councils identify and support the learning difficulty in children.
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Dyslexia Scotland has launched a new five-year strategy setting out how it aims to create a more dyslexia-friendly Scotland.
Following an extensive community profiling exercise, the charity has identified six key priorities it says must be addressed to achieve its vision.
The strategy focuses on tackling long-standing injustices, including delays and costs associated with identifying dyslexia, inequalities in educational attainment, inconsistent or ineffective support and persistent public misconceptions.
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Kindergarten deficits in letter knowledge and phonological awareness, morphological awareness, and rapid automatized naming were associated with increased risk for dyslexia.
Cognitive-linguistic deficits in kindergarten are associated with an increased risk for early- and late-emerging dyslexia, according to a study published online March 24 in JAMA Network Open.
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