What Is Dyslexia?

Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty that can cause problems with reading, writing and spelling.

It's a specific learning difficulty, which means it causes problems with certain abilities used for learning, such as reading and writing.

Unlike a learning disability, intelligence isn't affected.

It's estimated up to 1 in every 10 people in the UK has some degree of dyslexia.

Dyslexia is a lifelong problem that can present challenges on a daily basis, but support is available to improve reading and writing skills and help those with the problem be successful at school and work.

•  Dyslexia Explained 

  Please have a look at this fantastic, user-friendly video which explains what dyslexia is and how you can support your child at home.

A coloured overlay to support children with Dyslexia whilst learning online. This is free to download and works on Windows PC:

https://www.aurelitec.com/colorveil/windows

What is Dyscalculia?

The term Dyscalculia is often used to describe someone who unexpectedly struggles to understand and achieve in Maths.

The important points to note are as follows:

• Dyscalculia is a difficulty, particularly in understanding and working with numbers.
• With dyscalculia, we may see age-related difficulties with naming, ordering and comparing physical quantities and numbers, estimating and place value.
• The impact of such difficulties on an individual’s mathematical ability can vary across individuals and across the lifespan.

There are further resources below but if you have any concerns about Dyslexia and Dyscalculia, your child's class teacher will be able to help.