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Finding the right school for your child with dyslexia

Villagers recommended these Cape Town schools for offering an inclusive environment for children with learning issues.

• Oakley House High School, Cape Town

“Oakley High School in Diep River is fantastic. The sooner you make the move the better. My son is there who has dyslexia and ADD – he and we are very happy with the school.” – Samantha Bernhardi

• United Herzlia Schools, Cape Town

“Herzlia has a brilliant academic support programme. They’re a rare school who are geared up to enable every kid to achieve their potential.” – Vanessa Raphaely

• St George’s Grammar School, Cape Town

“St George's is a small, excellent inclusive school.” – Alex Sutherland

• Jan Kriel High School, Cape Town

“Jan Kriel High School is the best!!” – Annerine Rall

• Vista Nova School, Cape Town

“It is a government school for kids with disabilities and learning challenges.” – Penny Blewett

• Westerford High School, Cape Town

“My daughter is dyslexic and has auditory processing issues and Westerford has been amazingly supportive (she does have extra time and scribes).” – Leanne Kinghorn

• Wynberg Girls’ High School, Cape Town • Tafelberg Remedial School, Cape Town • EduBoost, Cape Town

Helpful advice

“My daughter writes her exams (not tests) in a separate venue with a reader. This has helped immensely as it lessens her anxiety being in another space.” – Pam Marsh “We had a teacher who recommended a wonderful program (needless to say when she did, we rolled our eyes, as we have literally tried it all). We got my son to try this online reading program, FastForward. It’s an interactive, fun, colourful program that focuses on sounds and words. We immediately saw a huge difference in his reading and in his confidence.” – Zita Gouveia

“CPen Reader – it is a portable scanning pen which reads printed text out loud using an embedded camera.” – Sandi Wells