[senco-forum] Choice of provision?(linked to Literacy Support)

Martin Turner, former Head of Psychology for The Dyslexia Instuitute (now
Dyslexia Action), is of the opinion that dyslexics need a bit of specialist
help and a huge helping of normality.

Philippa

On 11/4/06, Kate Barnes <kate.senrab at btinternet.com> wrote:
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> The Literacy Support thread is making interesting reading, a good mix of
> pracrtical  ideas and philosophy...
> By way of illustrating the contrasting provision for children with
> SEN.... A popular local comprehensive has a "special needs unit" a
> parent (and colleague) has been told that this is the only SEN provision
> available to her daughter who is in the process of being statemented for
> Irlens syndrome and related dyslexia issues. . No in class support is
> available. The unit has a mixture of children with SLD, MLD, Autism,
> Dyslexia..not sure what the common denominator is! .The children do
> integrate for "some subjects"    In a neighbouring authority thre is no
> special units anywhere in the county, special school places are only
> available for SLD and MLD + additional needs.  All other SEN get TA
> support in mainstream, possibly with some reduction in timetable,  and
> if you are v lucky, some specialist teacher time...
> My colleauge feels that the SEN unit is not appropriate for her
> daughter, whose self esteem is a;ready rock bottom, but who is socially
> on a level with her peers.
> I have my own ideas about this situation, but would be interested to
> hear what the forum thinks....
> Kate
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