[senco-forum] Computerized Assessments for post 16 year olds atrisko

I think it is perfectly possible only to become aware in Year 12 and 13, or  
even later, at university, that a child is hampered by a specific learning  
difficulty.  After all GCSE's etc are aimed at average children and many  very 
bright children have adequate  reading, writing, speed and  memory abilities to 
cope with work up to this level and somehow manage without  being terribly 
well organised. As the demands on memory, reading complexity,  processing speed 
etc. become greater  only then do some reach the  ceiling of what they can 
manage and a dyslexic type difficulty may become  obvious. 

I dare say I have been stupid and negligent on occasions but we are  dealing 
with people not machines - all of whom work in odd and individual ways,  and 
many of whom do not need special adjustments till the 6th form or  later.

Barbara.