What you report suggests that we should have a workshop to better inform
EPs who might be doing such reports in the future. Jeff
In your message regarding Re: Sat nav through DSA dated Fri, 11 Nov 2005
15:25:49 EST, Michael Trott said that ...
> Often the EP report lacks the supporting information one requires for
> anything 'outside the normal provision'.
> I had a similar request for Sat Nav from a social work student but could find
> no reference to any sort of spacial problem in the EP report.
> I had a chat with an Ed Psych today who does lots of reports for students and
> he was completely unaware of how his reports were used. Like many other Ed
> Psychs he was writing his reports as if they were for school aged students.
> Recommending laptops and teaching strategies that just are not going to be
> provided in HE.
> There is a discussion going on on the NADO list of which some of us may be
> aware abiout an LEA who will not agree to a DSA award because the report does
> not say say the student has dyslexia but describes other difficulties.
> It would be really useful if a guide could be prepared for Ed Pyschs
> conducting reports for DSA applicants. I am sure that most EPs would be only
> too happy
> to revise their presentation.
> Mick Trott
> In a message dated 11/11/05 12:25:30 GMT Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
> writes:
> << After careful consideration of all the evidence, in particular the scores
> for perceptual organisation (which was very low) and working memory( which
> was in line with her verbal comprehension index score, not atypical of
> people with dyslexia) ,it was thought that she could cope with the task of
> driving a car whilst using a Sat nav and it would not overload her. Apart
> from the test results both the Ed Psy and the student specifically stated
> that map reading was an area of notable difficulty.
> Considering the extensive hours she was required to complete visiting
> clients as part of her course the recommendation was made to the LEA and
> they approved it.
> >>
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