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Hi Have you looked at our website. www.tintavision.clara.net Perhaps we could work together. peter Irons. -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Lancaster <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: 22 January 1999 12:38 Subject: Re: Increasing numbers of students with dyslexia ? >The message <[log in to unmask]> > from [log in to unmask] contains these words: > > >> Our institution has been experiencing a constant increase in the number of >> students with dyslexia. Managers here are keen to know if this is something >> happening across HE. I've no doubt it is, but would anyone mind giving me >> basic numbers of students with dyslexia, in their institution, over the >> last 3 years and what % it is of the total student pop'. >> Many many thanks >> Rebecca Longley >> Southampton Institute > > >We estimate some 80% of the Male population have some degree of >dyslexia. The point on the curve at which this deemed to become >significant (and IU don't mena statistically) enough to be a >disability determines the number of cases. Someone needs to 'set >a measure'. A problem is that this is a Golden Goose and there's >money is dyslexia assessment/provision for certain parties and >diminishing the market would mean a loss of income. However, we >all know what happens to Golden Geese. > >We are Chartered Occupational Psychologists, specialising in the post >16 sector. I think most University students are over 16? > >I guess that the DfEE will eventually realise this and demand Psyc >assessments from Occ Psycs instead of Ed Psycs? NB In our area, >Suffolk & Cambridge already tiering DSA applications from dyslexics. > >I want to correct any impression that we are gloating over this >prospect. However, the possibility of this happening might be >worth considering? > >-- > > >[log in to unmask] >Stephen Lancaster >NHC-NFAC > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%