[SENco-forum] Post 16 and SpLD

No need to assess prior to Uni.

Call the Uni and speak to the Student Disability Office or their Psychology
department.  They usually screen all 1st years using a computerised test
such as Quick Scan.  Those with anomalies go on to use the 3 hour test Study
Scan.  After this they are assessed by an EP.

 If you alert the Uni prior to starting they put the student at the front of
the list.  It is not in their interest to let students fail and supporting
them adequately costs them nothing because the Student Disability Allowance
is paid to the Uni by the Student's LA.  A refreshing approach and one that
needs to be extended to all student's regardless of age!

This set-up is definitely the case at Hull and my daughter, having been in
denial, had to face the fact that she had dyslexia.  She struggled through
the first year unsupported but it did nothing for her confidence.

 Post assessment she now has individual and group support.  A second
assessment for communications aids has recommended a computer with Dragon
and a processing package similar to TextHELP, printer, scanner and a digital
voice to text recorder.  On top of this she gets £200 towards coloured paper
etc., and books/audio books, or whatever she needs to aid her learning.

Student Disability Allowance  is marvellous. I don't know why it is not
available earlier! It would have saved a fraught 2 years of 'A' levels and a
nightmare Gap year because she knew she was not able/capable for more study.
This in spite of a 150 IQ!  The small amount spent now (or preferably
earlier) will be more than recouped in the higher amounts of tax she will
end up pay when she has her graduate level job.

As part of the House of Commons SEN Select committee enquiry I have suggest
that SDA is rolled out for  FE and younger students.  The assessment
procedure and speed of implementation is far quicker than the Statutory
Assessment procedure we have currently.  My daughter was assessed twice and
both reports were back within 2 weeks and her dyslexia support started right
away.

Sharon

PS I did try to direct her to Bangor(Tim Miles)  or Sheffield (Angela
Fawcett) where I knew they were doing a lot of Dyslexia research (!) hoping
that she might get more support or understanding.  However I was lucky that
she ended up at Hull where Chris Singleton & the Lucid Cops research bunch
are based.

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I have a lad in Year 13 who is looking at universities.
He is dyslexic but the assessment is quite old....

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