Before a parent approaches their child’s state school about a dyslexic screening test, they may wait in hopes that the school may provide this service from their own observations. Assessments are often the first step in understanding the obstacles that are hindering academic progress.
Requesting an assessment through schools can be a time consuming and a frustrating process, often taking months. Within this time period, the child could potentially be falling further behind in their vital early learning. A parent’s first step should be to approach a child’s teacher and the school’s special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) to discuss concerns.
Most state schools provide checklists and screening tests designed to flag up dyslexic tendencies …show more content…
Assess: a child’s difficulties must be assessed so that the appropriate support can be provided that is unique to them. This should involve the parents, talking to professionals and looking at records like academic test results. Being reviewed regularly makes sure support is updated and effective. This might mean getting further assessed by a charted psychologist that with preform a more in depth analysis, which is the pathway Alice and I took. Plan: Benefits and effects of any support given should be carefully considered. All those involved will have a say in deciding what kind of support will be provided for example 1 to 1 support or exam arrangements, and then decide a time to review this plan to check to see how well the support is working and that the outcomes have been or are being achieved and are effective.
Do: This involves putting the planned and discussed support into place. The teacher remains responsible for working with the pupil on a daily basis, but the SENCO and any support staff should still work closely to track a child’s progress and check that the support is being effective on a practical
Requesting an assessment through schools can be a time consuming and a frustrating process, often taking months. Within this time period, the child could potentially be falling further behind in their vital early learning. A parent’s first step should be to approach a child’s teacher and the school’s special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) to discuss concerns.
Most state schools provide checklists and screening tests designed to flag up dyslexic tendencies …show more content…
Assess: a child’s difficulties must be assessed so that the appropriate support can be provided that is unique to them. This should involve the parents, talking to professionals and looking at records like academic test results. Being reviewed regularly makes sure support is updated and effective. This might mean getting further assessed by a charted psychologist that with preform a more in depth analysis, which is the pathway Alice and I took. Plan: Benefits and effects of any support given should be carefully considered. All those involved will have a say in deciding what kind of support will be provided for example 1 to 1 support or exam arrangements, and then decide a time to review this plan to check to see how well the support is working and that the outcomes have been or are being achieved and are effective.
Do: This involves putting the planned and discussed support into place. The teacher remains responsible for working with the pupil on a daily basis, but the SENCO and any support staff should still work closely to track a child’s progress and check that the support is being effective on a practical