Review will look at teaching of dyslexic children
Tom Lloyd
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
A government review of the primary curriculum has been broadened to examine the education of dyslexic children.
The Department for Children, Schools and Families has asked Sir Jim Rose, who is conducting the review, to make recommendations on identifying and teaching children with dyslexia.
Rose has been told to include a summary of evidence on teaching dyslexic children with his report, which is due in early 2009. He has also been asked to include evaluations of two projects: No to Failure, and Reading Recovery, which is run by the Every Child a Chance Trust and the Institute of Education as part of Every Child a Reader.
In The Children's Plan, the government promised to set up a pilot scheme for teaching children with dyslexia, based on one-to-one tuition or Reading Recovery. Rose's recommendations will be used to take this commitment forward.
Rose has been told to include a summary of evidence on teaching dyslexic children with his report, which is due in early 2009. He has also been asked to include evaluations of two projects: No to Failure, and Reading Recovery, which is run by the Every Child a Chance Trust and the Institute of Education as part of Every Child a Reader.
In The Children's Plan, the government promised to set up a pilot scheme for teaching children with dyslexia, based on one-to-one tuition or Reading Recovery. Rose's recommendations will be used to take this commitment forward.
