We're having very interesting results working with Peter up here in Leeds in
an FE context.
Would be glad to join the debate about where we go from here.
Carolyn Johnston
Dyslexia Co-ordinator
Park Lane College
Leeds
>From: David Laycock <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: "Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff."
> <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: irlen syndrome
>Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 12:00:05 -0000
>
> > Hi
> > I would be interested to hear from people who have students who have
> > both dyslexia and Irlen Syndrome, what percentage of your students
> > have both? Do you offer specific support for Irlen's and if so what?
> > Thanks everyone Beth Naylor Student Welfare and Disability Adviser
> > University of Liverpool
>
>This is difficult to answer since at present few people come forward
>with an Irlen diagnosis as their condition for applying for the DSA.
>Usually the student is already accepted as having a DSAable
>condition and showing severe reading difficulties. They are then
>referred for testing and in many cases colour is shown to be a
>factor.
>
>Most students with severe reading difficulties would be among
>those with dyslexia hence the apparent connection. But a trial was
>done of an entire 8 year-old cohort at a primary school recently and
>colour testing was applied to all. The results showed that a wide
>range of children were affected, some who had not been suspected
>of having any other problems. Many were moved out of remedial
>classes as a result.
>
>The treatment attracts even more suspicions than dyslexia itself,
>which, as the biggest disability group, gives a lot of awards officers
>sleepless nights. You have to see the results and the students'
>reactions to realise its potential.
>
>We've worked with Peter Irons from Tintavision for several years,
>and his data has now attracted researchers like John Stein from
>Oxford. The silly thing is that compared with PCs and study skills
>support it is so cheap and easy to deliver, yet it still attracts wide
>indifference.
>
>
>Dave Laycock
>
>Head of CCPD
>Chair of NADO
>Computer Centre for People with Disabilities
>University of Westminster
>72 Great Portland Street
>London W1N 5AL
>
>tel. 020 7911-5161
>fax. 020 7911-5162
>WWW home page: http://www.wmin.ac.uk/ccpd/
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