Have you checked him for response to colour? Try getting him to read some
text where you have increased the character spacing by +0.8...Is there any
difference.
Best wishes
Peter Irons.
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From: Baxter, Chris <[log in to unmask]>
To: 'disforum' <[log in to unmask]>
Cc: Orchard, Linda <[log in to unmask]>; 'equip list'
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Date: 23 April 1999 10:48
Subject: Communication disorder
>Good morning all,
>
>Here's an interesting one ( I hope) for which I would welcome any comments.
>We recently had a student assessed for Dyslexia by the Educational
>Psychologist who comes in to assess students for us on a fairly regular
>basis.
>
>His findings were a not spectacularly high IQ (yes I know about the
problems
>with IQ testing) and not Dyslexia but a Communication Disorder.
>
>Wanting to ensure this student gets the right assessment we are left
>wondering what we should do next and where an appropriate assessment could
>be carried out.
>
>Any ideas ?
>
>Thanks (in advance)
>Chris Baxter
>Service Co-ordinator
>Disability Support
>The Nottingham Trent University
>Burton Street
>Nottingham
>NG1 4BU
>
>0115 9486163 Voice
>0115 8484366Minicom
>0115 8484371 Fax
>
>email [log in to unmask]
>
>http://www.ntu.ac.uk/sss/
>
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