Hello!
Try Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre at Frensham, Farnham, Surrey GU10 3BW. Tel
: 01252 792400. Loretto. FaAt 13:48 15/01/97 +0000, you wrote:
>>Hi
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>>Thought I'd try this one again.
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>>Can anybody point me in the right direction for information on Computer based
>>assessment programs for Adult Dyslexic's? What are the pro's and con's? Would
>>a computer system really be a useful first filter when identifying learning
>>problems?
>>
>>Mary ELD,
>>Secretary Dyxies, OBSU
>>Oxford Brookes University.
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>> Dyslexic's rule K.O.
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>Hello,
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>Their isn't that much on computerised screening as far as I can tell.
>However their is a feasibility study which was commissioned by the then
>Department of Employment into computerised screening in Job Centers. This
>contains a litterateur revue, and interview and questionaire studies of
>professionals in the field. If you want to get hold of your best bet is
>probably the government department in question as there are very few copies
>round here and it's a pretty chunky booklet. Here is the reference-
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>Nicolson R.I., Fawcett A.J., and Miles T.R. (1993). 'Feasibility study
>for the development of a computerised screening test for dyslexia in
>adults'. Report OL176, Employment Department.
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>I hope that it is of some help. Good luck, and keep us informed.
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>University of Sheffield Tel. : +44 (0) 114 222 6512
>Department of Psychology
>Sheffield S10 2TP
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