Some of London’s most deprived children will be damaged further by being struck off the special needs list, a leading headteacher warned today. Children who act as carers, those who are homeless or whose parents have died could lose out on extra support, Jo Shuter, head of Quintin Kynaston school in St John’s Wood, claimed. [...]
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Archive | Dyslexia
Warning over special needs children – Evening Standard
Posted on 16 May 2012.
Posted in At School, Autism, Dyslexia, Family, Finance, Learning, Learning difficulties, Special Needs0 Comments
Fury at plan to cut support for special-needs children – Education News – Education – The Independent
Posted on 16 May 2012.
Charities, teachers’ leaders and campaigners yesterday condemned plans that could remove thousands of children from the special-needs register. Ministers have announced a series of reforms in the belief that too many children at schools in England have been wrongly labelled as having special educational needs (SEN). There will be a new single category of SEN [...]
Posted in At School, Autism, Dyslexia, Family, Finance, Learning, Learning difficulties, Special Needs0 Comments
The special needs system is open to abuse | guardian.co.uk
Posted on 16 May 2012.
Plans to change the “special needs” system in schools will have a big impact upon teachers like me, as well as millions of pupils and their parents. That said, the system does need an overhaul. Far too many pupils are judged as having “special educational needs” (SEN). Last year, an Ofsted investigation found that one [...]
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Poor pupil cash will not be ring-fenced – The Independent
Posted on 16 May 2012.
The Government will not ring-fence the £2.5bn a year to be handed to schools for the most disadvantaged pupils to ensure all of it is spent on them, Nick Clegg admitted yesterday. The Deputy Prime Minister said it would be wrong to “micro-manage” every school from Whitehall by dictating how money allocated under his “pupil premium” scheme [...]
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Up to 450,000 children to lose their extra help for special needs – Education News – Education – The Independent
Posted on 15 May 2012.
As many as 450,000 children could be removed from school special needs registers because they have been wrongly labelled as requiring extra help, the Government will announce today. Campaigners fear the cuts could leave thousands of children “cut adrift”. One in five schoolchildren in England is on the register. The rules are designed to toughen [...]
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Parents to control special education needs budgets | The Guardian
Posted on 15 May 2012.
Parents in England are to be given control over their children’s special educational needs (SEN) budgets, allowing them to choose expert support rather than local authorities being the sole provider. In what the government described as the biggest reform of SEN for 30 years, the measures will also legally force education, health and social care [...]
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Can 20 per cent of schoolchildren really have special needs? – Telegraph
Posted on 15 May 2012.
The primary school was in Surrey, the head teacher recalls, but its catchment area was far removed from the affluent image enjoyed by much of the county. Among the four-year-olds joining the reception class, she had several who had not been toilet-trained. She put it down to inadequate parenting and sent them home until they [...]
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Optilexia: Why Many Bright Children Struggle to Read and Spell
Posted on 01 March 2012.
The Problem With Synthetic Phonics systems in place in most classrooms, many more children are picking up basic skills like reading and spelling with relative ease. However, 20% of children reach age 11 and are still not able to pass a reading test. Why? Children, like everyone, have different learning styles. We all naturally use [...]
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SEN pupils ‘falling through gap’
Posted on 24 February 2012.
Many young people with face a “life-long legacy of lost opportunities” after falling through the gap when they leave school, a report warns. The influential Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said it was “shocking” that almost a third of young adults with a statement of special educational needs (SEN) at age 16 are not in [...]
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Keira Knightley: Sense and Sensibility screenplay helped me overcome dyslexia – Telegraph
Posted on 31 January 2012.
The 26-year-old said the only way she was able to get over her learning disability was by reading the screenplay for Sense and Sensibility, and imagining what Thompson would do in her shoes. Knightley, who was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of six, said she was a “huge fan” of the 52-year-old actress and [...]
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Brain scans could diagnose dyslexia in children before they even learn to read and head off difficulties at school | Mail Online
Posted on 24 January 2012.
Some children with dyslexia go undiagnosed for years, leading to prolonged learning difficulties and children who are angry and frustrated at school. But all that could be a thing of the past… Scientists now say they can identify the reading problem before children even start school, and long before they become labeled as poor students [...]
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Doubts raised over dyslexia diagnoses
Posted on 30 September 2011.
Dyslexia could be just a label, according to scientists, after a study of brain scans found there is little difference between the way children with the condition think while trying to read and those who simply have a low IQ.
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Sir Richard Branson has a mentoring mantra for today’s youth
Posted on 13 September 2011.
Sir Richard Branson is the ultimate rainmaker. Here is a man who has gone from making a student magazine in the undercroft of a church to having a £2.5bn global empire covering everything from airlines to health clubs to trains.
Posted in Dyslexia, Internet Kids, Learning difficulties, Random articles1 Comment
The secrets to staying happy after your child heads off to university
Posted on 18 August 2011.
Everything changes when a student leaves home – but it’s not always for the worse, says Kate Hilpern
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Dyslexia makes voices hard to discern, study finds
Posted on 03 August 2011.
People with dyslexia struggle to recognise familiar voices, scientists suggest.
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Dyslexic boy, 16, hanged himself ‘after bullying by teachers at his primary school eight years earlier’
Posted on 10 July 2011.
A dyslexic boy hanged himself and said in a note that it was because he had been bullied by primary school teachers eight years earlier.
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Greta Scacchi: Reading is food and empowerment
Posted on 25 June 2011.
Actress Greta Scacchi is backing the Evening Standard’s literacy campaign after having experienced the frustrations of bringing up a child with dyslexia.
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Kate Middleton’s brother triumphs over his dyslexia
Posted on 11 May 2011.
James Middleton learnt by heart his Bible reading at his sister’s wedding because he suffers from dyslexia.
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Dear parent: why your dyslexic child struggles with reading
Posted on 09 May 2011.
In a letter to parents of children with reading problems, Maryanne Wolf explains how dyslexic children’s brains are organised differently
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The village school lauded for its lessons in tolerance
Posted on 07 March 2011.
The poster in the school corridor of the small village primary serving a predominantly white area of Cornwall sums it up.
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Unpopular children: Why don’t they like me?
Posted on 15 February 2011.
A new theory claims that being an unpopular child is a learning difficulty, just like dyslexia – and the good news is that it can be treated
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Disabled mother could be sterilised without her consent
Posted on 14 February 2011.
A woman with a learning disability could be forcibly sterilised after she gives birth this week to stop her becoming pregnant again.
Posted in Babies, Disability, Dyslexia, Internet Kids, Just Mums, Learning difficulties, Parents, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Dyslexia? No, Eleanor has lost her focus…literally
Posted on 09 January 2011.
Source: DAILYMAIL >> Read full article and comment For months on end, Emma and James Farquharson would approach the weekends with dread. By Cathy Wood Last updated at 10:02 PM on 8th January 2011 While most families look forward to the break, the Farquharsons knew they were heading for a by now familiar storm as [...]
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The 1,000 primary schools failing our children: 11-year-olds leave unable to read or write
Posted on 15 December 2010.
One in four 11-year-olds leaves primary school without a proper grasp of the 3Rs, according to detailed Government data released yesterday.
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The common childhood disorders that have been left out in the cold
Posted on 02 December 2010.
Specific language impairment (SLI) is a developmental disorder 10 times as common as autism and just as prevalent as dyslexia. So how come you’ve never heard of it?
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Dyslexia ‘the secret of Da Vinci and Picasso’s success’
Posted on 13 November 2010.
The secret of Leonardo da Vinci and Pablo Picasso’s success may have been down to their dyslexia, scientists have claimed.
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Did Leonardo da Vinci’s dyslexia help him to be a master painter?
Posted on 12 November 2010.
The secret of Leonardo Da Vinci’s talent and Pablo Picasso’s success may have been their dyslexia.
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Strictly’s Kara Tointon: Reading was ‘scary’
Posted on 12 November 2010.
Strictly Come Dancing star Kara Tointon has spoken publicly about her dyslexia for the first time.
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Dyslexia breakthrough as gene link between right and left-handedness and reading difficulties is found
Posted on 05 November 2010.
Dyslexia breakthrough as gene link between right and left-handedness and reading difficulties is found
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I knew my girl wasn’t dyslexic – So I took her out of class and brought her up to speed myself
Posted on 16 September 2010.
I knew my girl wasn’t dyslexic – So I took her out of class and brought her up to speed myself
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Number of struck-off Scottish teachers on the rise
Posted on 28 August 2010.
Number of struck-off Scottish teachers on the rise
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Charley Boorman on a childhood spent with dyslexia
Posted on 15 July 2010.
Charley Boorman on a childhood spent with dyslexia
Posted in Dyslexia, Internet Kids, Just for Dads, Learning difficulties, Media and Celebrity, Parents, TV, Theatre and FilmComments Off
Annabel Heseltine: My family is riddled with dyslexia
Posted on 10 July 2010.
Annabel Heseltine: My family is riddled with dyslexia
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Making sense of dyslexia
Posted on 10 July 2010.
Making sense of dyslexia
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Father who sued son gave ‘fictitious’ evidence
Posted on 28 June 2010.
Father who sued son gave ‘fictitious’ evidence
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‘My dyslexic daughter has found timed mental maths SATS questions a nightmare.
Posted on 25 June 2010.
Education Quandary
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Happy Days actor Henry Winkler becomes best-selling children’s author
Posted on 21 June 2010.
Happy Days actor Henry Winkler becomes best-selling children’s author
Posted in Book Reviews, Dyslexia, Internet Kids, Learning difficulties, ParentsComments Off
Jamie Oliver to set up school for reality TV show
Posted on 16 June 2010.
Jamie Oliver to set up school for reality TV show
Posted in Dyslexia, Internet Kids, Learning, Learning difficulties, Media and Celebrity, Obesity, Parents, TV, Theatre and Film, Tweens and TeensComments Off
I had postnatal depression, while my wife was fine
Posted on 02 June 2010.
had postnatal depression, while my wife was fine
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Aspergers: What is Asperger Syndrome? The National Autistic Society
Posted on 08 April 2010.
As soon as we meet a person we make judgements about them. From their facial expression, tone of voice and body language we can usually tell whether they are happy, angry or sad and respond accordingly.
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What is autism: The National Autistic Society
Posted on 08 April 2010.
People with autism have said that the world, to them, is a mass of people, places and events which they struggle to make sense of, and which can cause them considerable anxiety.
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The boy whose blue-tinted glasses have allowed him to read properly for the first time
Posted on 29 March 2010.
Some degree of visual stress may affect up to 20 per cent of the population. When Tom was a child, his mother Sarah, 50, knew he was underperforming at school.
Posted in Childhood illnesses, Dyslexia, Learning difficultiesComments Off
A pioneering new way to face up to dyslexia
Posted on 21 March 2010.
A pupil at Fairley House, Pimlico has used his mouth to retrive a raisin from a bowl of flour. The ‘what have you found in the mound of flour?’ reinforces the use of the vowels o and u
Posted in Dyslexia, Learning difficulties1 Comment
School admissions: How to appeal against a decision
Posted on 03 March 2010.
Source: Independent >> Read full article and comment If the estimates are correct, there will be more than 100,000 disappointed parents today who have not got their child into their first choice secondary school. By Richard Garner For some the bitter pill will be sweetened by at least getting their child into one of [...]
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Playing musical instruments can improve a child’s mind
Posted on 22 February 2010.
Learning to play a musical instrument can help children to learn languages by increasing the brain’s sensitivity to sounds including speech.
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Percy Jackson: My boy’s own adventure
Posted on 11 February 2010.
Rick Riordan’s son, Haley, has dyslexia and ADHD. Aged nine, he refused to read, but loved Greek myths so Rick turned his boy into a latterday hero – Percy Jackson – in a series of bestselling books and now a Hollywood movie
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Family Book Club: Percy Jackson, a hero with dyslexia?
Posted on 09 February 2010.
Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief: Greek gods, winged monsters and evil stepfathers combine for adventure, says Christopher Middleton.
Posted in Book Reviews, Dyslexia, Just for Dads, Learning difficulties1 Comment
Why being ambidextrous is twice as good
Posted on 26 January 2010.
What is it really like to be ambidextrous? The ambidextrous mother of two children who also have the ability to use both hands equally relates her experience
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Ambidextrous children ‘more likely to be hyperactive’
Posted on 25 January 2010.
Children who write with both hands are more likely to struggle in school and have hyperactivity disorder symptoms, research suggests.
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Henry Winkler: ‘Heyyyyyy. I was a dumb dog at school’
Posted on 12 January 2010.
Henry Winkler, aka the Fonz, is dyslexic and was mocked as a child. He has a message of hope for British pupils
Posted in Divorce and children, Dyslexia, Learning, Learning difficulties, Special Needs, TV, Theatre and FilmComments Off
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