Response to David Pollak's questions:
We have used labels on written work for several years. They say:
This student has specific learning difficulties which may adversely affect
his/her literacy skills.
For more information contact Study Assistance.
We cannot prevent someone passing a label on to a friend but would there
be any advantage? Use of a label does not change the marking criteria. It
merely alerts the examiner to possible weaknesses in use of language.
We order our labels from Able-label - you probably know their sizes.
I hope this is helpful.
Polly Osborne
Study Assistance Manager
Southampton Institute
Tel: 023 8031 9201
At DMU, we will be conducting a pilot in the autumn in two Faculties,
using stickers to identify dyslexic students' exam papers.
If you use such a system, my questions are:
o What wording do you use?
o How do you ensure that only the right students' work has stickers
applied?
o How big are the stickers and have you any tips about their
design/manufacture?
o If you prefer a cover sheet to a sticker, why is that?
Many thanks for your time and any other relevant tips,
David Pollak
De Montfort University
(apologies for cross-posting from ADSHE)
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