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Do you think dyslexia/SpLD training should be mandatory to Initial Teacher Training (ITT)?
Yes- there are too many children who are left feeling inadequate because they are not identified as being dyslexic - not lazy or stupid or slow.
Yes! There are ways to learn, as long as your teacher knows how.
Yes!
Resounding yes from me!
YES! YES! YES!
Of course but not just dyselxia but all ASN areas
I have just done a PTTLS course (preparing to teach course) and I was with over 20 people who teach at the moment, they had no idea about how dyslexia affects the individual or how to assist students with dyslexia.I think that anyone who teach should have to do at least a module on learning and behavioural difficulties before starting to teach.
100 percent yes
Yes. Dyslexia is classed as a disability by universities, schools should do the same and stop ignoring the needs of 1 in 10 of their pupils. Ignorance is not an excuse, SEN training will enhance learning for all the class, e,g multi-sensory approaches are fun, very effective and inclusive. This would be a positive and sensible addition to teacher training, I don't understand why it is so marginalised in BEd and PGCE courses.
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A resounding YES! It beggars belief that teachers aren't given this training now - surely being able to identify further investigations need to take place is a a basic skill all teachers should have.
Yes, Schools should be given the tools that allow them recognise and help children with learning difficulties rather than trying to impress Gov inspectors!!!!!!
Totally agree with the comments posted. I was trained over 20 years ago and in 4 years of full time primary teacher training dyslexia was mentioned briefly in one lecture. Pitiful.
In West Lothian where I teach now all the newly qualified teachers have to do a course run by specialists in working with dyslexic children.
There is a lot of work to do in order to train and inform all the teachers who qualified before this initiative.
Yes i had my son privately tested to try to find out what was wrong and how to help him learn. However teachers are not helping him still. I have also been told they do not have to acknowledge the result as i could have paid someone to make it up!!!
YES .. my sister is a wonderful teacher and ok with dyslexia with the boys and myself .. but htey had a whole moring on all learning dysabilitys ...how does that cover anything ??
Yes and it needs to be indepth and possible involving students and adults who are dyslexic.
absolutely, too many children are slipping through the net because primary school teachers havent picked up on a SpLD.
Yes without a doubt! As all schools are lacking in teachers with specialist dyslexia training and as it affects about 1/5 kids (20%) they should be taught in a way that doesn't make them feel inadequate, or damage their self confidence. Dyslexic kids peak in their reading age about 6-7 years and then get stuck, as phonics is absolutely a waste of time at this stage - I think a visual alphabet taught to all pre-schooler kids would ensure they all learn to decode words and read not the 80% who get the phonics.
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Yes! It makes so much sense. Although I do think teachers are lazy for not educating themselves about learning difficulties. Some teachers would rather label a child than deal with it head on!
