Often the EP report lacks the supporting information one requires for
anything 'outside the normal provision'.
I had a similar request for Sat Nav from a social work student but could find
no reference to any sort of spacial problem in the EP report.
I had a chat with an Ed Psych today who does lots of reports for students and
he was completely unaware of how his reports were used. Like many other Ed
Psychs he was writing his reports as if they were for school aged students.
Recommending laptops and teaching strategies that just are not going to be
provided in HE.
There is a discussion going on on the NADO list of which some of us may be
aware abiout an LEA who will not agree to a DSA award because the report does
not say say the student has dyslexia but describes other difficulties.
It would be really useful if a guide could be prepared for Ed Pyschs
conducting reports for DSA applicants. I am sure that most EPs would be only too happy
to revise their presentation.
Mick Trott
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<< After careful consideration of all the evidence, in particular the scores
for perceptual organisation (which was very low) and working memory( which
was in line with her verbal comprehension index score, not atypical of
people with dyslexia) ,it was thought that she could cope with the task of
driving a car whilst using a Sat nav and it would not overload her. Apart
from the test results both the Ed Psy and the student specifically stated
that map reading was an area of notable difficulty.
Considering the extensive hours she was required to complete visiting
clients as part of her course the recommendation was made to the LEA and
they approved it.
>>
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