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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Fri 12th December BDA Screening for Dyslexia  (for Teaching Staff) Winchester  9:45 - 4:30.  £120. Contact Paul Brackley 0845 252 9004 or paulb@bdadyslexia.org.uk

 

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British Dyslexia Association Courses

 For information or to book the courses:

Please contact the British Dyslexia Association, Unit 8, Bracknell Beeches, Old Bracknell Lane, Bracknell FG12 7BW  or email: paulb@bdadyslexia.org.uk www.bdadyslexia.org.uk

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NEWS

We had a really good day at the official opening of our new office at The Orchard in Basingstoke. Rosie Wood gave a thorough and stimulating talk on the 'No to Failure' project and we were lucky to have with us two MPs - Sarah McCarthy-Fry from Portsmouth North and Maria Miller from Basingstoke. Thank you to all those of you who took the time to join in our celebrations.

We were shortlisted for the Hantsweb Awards 2008, but sadly did not make it through to the final. We'll try again next year

Radio 4 Through the Looking Glass

Broadcast on 13/10/08 this was a really interesting programme on 'binocular instability' and 'visual stress'. If you missed it, you can listen to it on www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00dvnrc.

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Toe by Toe Project

As a result of organising a conference on the implications of dyslexia for young offenders entitled ‘Forging the Chains of Prevention’ in November 2006, the Hampshire Dyslexia Association (HDA) made contact with the Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Team (ISSP) in Hampshire. There has been a series of meetings with Andrew Diggle (of ISSP and Connexions), the ISSP Teams and the HDA to develop a project using the Toe by Toe reading scheme which has been used with great success in the prison service.

The HDA has advised on the assessment tools to be used in the base-line diagnosis of dyslexia amongst the young offenders, and trained the ISSP team leaders to use them. The Shannon Trust has undertaken to provide free Toe by Toe booklets and HDA has offered to provide volunteers to assist in giving personal support to youth offenders selected by the teams, in the event that there are insufficient people to support the use of the booklets.

Latest news on the Toe by Toe/ISPP and Hampshire Dyslexia Association Project

‘The Next Steps: September 2008’

On 8th September there was a training event attended by 35 ISSP team members and volunteers from

Southampton, Portsmouth, the Isle of Wight and Basingstoke. A one hour presentation was given by

~Andrew Diggle (ISSP), Sue McKenna (HDA) and  Paul Stewart of the Shannon Trust.

Following this meeting it was decided to hold a series of further  local training sessions - in October

and November - to familiarise all staff with the tools of the project – Toe by Toe, Quickscan and

LADS plus.

The information gained from the diagnostic tools will inform personal intervention and help to give the

clients a better understanding of their Specific Learning Difficulties and learning styles. The

improvement of reading skills, following the use of Toe by Toe, will have many positive effects -

increased job opportunities, improved self-esteem and better parenting skills for example.

The Shannon Trust and their work in prisons will be given a higher profile.

 

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