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Dyslexia
Dyslexia in SEN Magazine - a correction Katie Moylan’s excellent article “Strategies for supporting Dyslexia” in the September-October issue of SEN Magazine offered useful, practical suggestions for working with dyslexic pupils in the classroom. The article attracted significant comment. One correspondent, Sara Peden, was moved to write a response, which we published in the January-February issue of SEN Magazine. You can read Katie Moylan’s original article at https://bit.ly/3baxrdZ, and Sara Peden’s response at https://bit.ly/3bfCrhe. Katie Moylan has since contacted us to point out that the criticism in Sara Peeden’s response was unjustified. For example, Sara Peden’s article attacked the suggestion that half of dyslexic children can be helped by coloured overlays or attempts to improve visual tracking, but Katie Moylan points out that her article made no such claim. It merely cited a recommendation from the Department of Education, a recommendation which is largely unsupported by evidence. Katie Moylan goes on to mention that her practical suggestions are supported by Nexus Education, SEND Gateway and Dyslexia International. Her consultancy, Inspiring Inclusion, provides training in many areas of SEN, and gives teachers specific tips and tools to inspire all individuals with a love of learning and overcome previous learning barriers. It also writes and monitors IEPs for schools, and provides policies and other administrative duties required for Equal Opportunities and Inclusion in schools. The consultancy can be reached via inspiringinclusion.org.
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Please help us! We’re grateful to Katie, and to Sara, for taking the trouble to bring out these issues. In fact we’re grateful to all our contributors. If you would like to write for SEN Magazine, please do not hold back! We’d love to hear from you. Please send your ideas, or your finished article, to our editor Louise at editor@senmagazine.co.uk.
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