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We are thinking of "screening" all students by asking them to write a short [2 page max] essay to submit to their personal tutor for evaluation - ostensibly to assess general literacy, essay writing skills etc, but I've asked for the poorer ones to be forwarded for consideration by a dyslexic specialist to try to pick up students with learning difficulties for further screening. A kind of "pre-filter" to make dyslexia screening more manageable. Dr John S Conway Principal Lecturer in soil science / Disability Officer Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Glos GL7 6JS 01285 652531 ext 2234 fax 01285 650219 http://www.royagcol.ac.uk/~john_conway/ email [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom Evans Sent: 17 June 2004 16:12 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Dyslexia screening[Scanned] As part of a process to refine our system of identifying students with dyslexic tendancies, we are considering offering a short dictation exercise during Induction Week. Do other HE institutions screen new intakes in this way? If not, why not, and what are the alternatives? Any sharing of information would be much appreciated! Thanks! Diolch! Tom