[SENco-forum] What is dyspraxia

From: jeanld at fish.co.uk

I have 4 children with dyslexia & High IQ (by EP report).  I battled with
the school for 3 years trying to get them include on the G&T register, but
the co-ordinator said school policy was by teacher referral for 'talented'
and CAT/SAT scores (never good for dyslexics) for 'gifted'.  Talk about
discrimination!

I got 2 of them joined to MENSA - put the info inteh local newspaper and
chased the school again.  Nothing!  If you can't go through- go around.  I
contacted NAGTY who were more than happy to accept them and said I could
make independent applications.  Instead I made the school G&T co-ordinator
do it.  That way it would be easier for the next child in the same position.

Result?  Whilst technically on the register, 18 months have gone by and they
have not been invited to a single extra curricula activity or trip.  To rub
salt into the wound my daughter helps run the Saturday morning drama club
for the Year 8 Drama G&T. This was the only way she could stay on now she is
too old for the regular community drama group being a Year 9).

Sharon Tringham

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[mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk]On Behalf Of lk s
Sent: 25 November 2006 09:12
To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: Re: [senco-forum] What is dyspraxia

Thank you all for your kind messages we received a letter yesterday to say
he had met the eligibility           criteria for enrolling into the
    National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth (NAGTY) This really put a
    smile on his face especially as yesterday the English teacher did her
lesson
    on the theme of poor presentation being a barrier to learning!!! This is
    beginning to smack of discrimination.

>From: jeanld at fish.co.uk
>To: "lk s" <lks1985 at hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [senco-forum] What is dyspraxia
>Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 19:20:28 -0000 (GMT)
>
>Glad to hear you have an ally.  I know how frustrating it is for a senco
>when teachers nod in agreement and then do the opposite: one of ours
>insisted that everyone had to read all of the reading books in the scheme,
>including a dyslexic girl with very low self-confidence who needed
>something different, and despite school policy being that no-one had to
>read them all.  I provided other books, which were not used, and
>eventually resorted to giving books she could read to her mother!
>
>Needless to say, the poor girl made only a little progress in that class,
>despite my withdrawal support and all that her mother and I liaised about.
>  She has since blossomed in other classes with teachers who are confident
>enough to admit that they may have to change some of their ideas.
>
>I hope that things improve for you,
>
>Jean
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