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Are A level students entiled to extra hepl if they are dyslexic?
Most defiantlly .My son had extra help all the way through school .He is starting university in 2 weeks and the support seems to be in place .He has to undergo a statement to receive all the help available this will then allow him to receive extra funding .the cost is going to be around £300 which we will have to pay as the government has withdrawn funding
I hope this helps
Yes defintely. If you are in a sixth form college/school setting you need to speak to the Special Education Needs Coordinator (SENCO). The setting needs to be liaising with the exam boards saying what help you will need in the exams. My children have a diagnosis of dyslexia from an education psychologist, however, after they are 16 I will need to get them retested. I would rather dyslexia action did this. If in any doubt speak to your local dyslexia action office, contact the charity dyslexia action and dyslexia association. If you live in England speak to someone at the parent partnership KIDS. Get the codes of practice and SEN TOOLkit, both can be ordered on line. If your local authority say no, do not believe them seek advise. At University you can apply for Disabled Students Allowance via the University and believe it gets so much easier when you get to University because the funding is there. Such a shame this funding is not availabe throughout the child's educations. If you have had a statement of need, you can keep this up to 19, however, you will have to fight to do this. Good luck. Get your parents to help, or an advocate.
Yes - they are entitled to if it says they need on their statement of special needs. I would definitely agree with the comment above - get it done through Dyslexia Action - do not believe the advice from the local authority. Much better to get your own report - you have all the information to use then.
301606 I found your comments very helpful I have just emailed Dyslexia action to see if he can make an appointment as the university prefer this ,For any parent reading this ,we have been told the cost is £300 as the funding has been ended by the government which I find very sad the uni might be able to help with a small amount
Disability legislation means that those diagnosed with a specific learning difficulty should have extra support/help in order for them to achieve their potential. However, how this is interpreted is likely to depend on your particular setting. It will be useful if you go in with the original Dyslexia report as this should give advice on the best support both for inside the classroom and with examinations. Some examination arrangements are at the discretion of the school, college etc, others such as a Reader, Scribe and Extra time depend on very specific tests, scores obtained in them, and when they were performed. You will not be entitled to these arrangements unless they have been performed (usually by the setting, though they can accept an external report if they wish so liaise with school if you are considering having one done externally or if you already have a recent report with these details). Another requirement is that the exam arrangements are 'usual practice' in school and that they work for the particular student concerned, so it is worth finding out what arrangements already take place in the classroom and in internal exams.
Thank you for that information, my daughter has extra time in exams but no other support the school keep telling me that they get no extra funding for it, it is affecting her grades and I feel that a little knowledgeable support could really help but feel that I am out of the loop most of the time. I think the main issue is the structure of the written answers she gives ,she understands well and can be analytical and original but has trouble communicating this coherently which limits the grade she can achieve. I can't seem to find anyone to help with this issue.
You could ask whether she would qualify for a 'human scribe' in exams, though she is then likely to forgo marks for spelling, grammar etc. Another useful alternative is teaching her to touch type. Use of a laptop, if it is normal practise in class, can be used in examinations if it proves beneficial, some who have difficulty with the process of handwriting/organising work find this is helpful. School don't need to apply for this arrangement if the spelling/predictive text is turned off. However, if she still can't produce work that demonstrates her ability try predictive software, once again marks will be lost for spelling (and school will have to apply for a 'scribe') but I am finding this really helps my students in that they feel free to write what they want to using challenging vocabulary instead of worrying all the time about spelling. Try touch typing at home first then put in writing a request for laptop use at school, if she finds this beneficial, schools usually have some laptops available.
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