[senco-forum] valuing the forum

Many people have written on this theme before but in view of two recent

Stuart,
A similar exercise is being undertaken already by the Welsh Assembly Government.
We have a Reference Group on SplD ,which has been looking at dyslexia ,dyscalculia,dyspraxia and ADHD under the heading of SPLD.

We also have a reference group for SEN and Welsh language.

Perhaps we can share our thoughts  (direct) and through the FORUM !!!
Michael
SENCO
Ysgol Gymaeg Brynmawr

---- Original Message -----
From: "Stuart Lucas" <lucass at loretto.com>
To: "Peter Syme" <APAHSyme at compuserve.com>, "Paul and Philippa Bodien" <bodien at gmail.com>
Date: 9/12/07 11:53 AM
Subject: RE: [senco-forum] valuing the forum

And I thought the Forum was pretty quiet!

Anyway -here is a way of valuing our contributions...
I was at the Scottish Parliament yesterday attending the Cross Party
Working Group on dyslexia - looking at provision for dyslexia across
Scotland -
I have rather foolishly agreed to be part of a sub-group looking at
early intervention - though I have stretched the definition to include
the following:
Nursery
Primary
Secondary
College/University

If you would like to be acknowledged for your considered opinion - now
is the time!

I am going to list (first thought) according to
Resources recommended by a user (tried and tested) e.g. LASS/LADS
Resources recommended though not used e.g. Nelson dyslexia screener

Advantages and disadvantages e.g. using SNAP or DST compared to computer
screeners.

Any help from the invaluable forum would be much appreciated - and of
course once our group presents our findings to the Cross Party Group I
will post a copy to all who want it on the Forum - how does that sound?

All the best
Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
[mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Peter Syme
Sent: 12 September 2007 09:42
To: Paul and Philippa Bodien
Cc: Peter Syme; senco forum
Subject: [senco-forum] valuing the forum

Hi Philippa

Well said. I agree wholeheartedly with your comments regarding the
forum.
For years I have found it invaluable...   on a huge range of issues. I
would not want to be without it.. 

I second the comment that " The forum is a fantastic resource".

Regards

Anne

Message text written by "Paul and Philippa Bodien"
>Many people have written on this theme before but in view of two recent
mails where people felt the forum was of no value to them and had a high
volume of messages...

Yes there is high volume.  There are also subject titles and a delete
button.

Over the years I have found that sifting through messages and picking
the
ones that relate to my work of IMMENSE value.  It takes time (something
any
teacher is always short of) but without the forum I would have missed
essential information that I have taken into school and directly applied
to
my teaching.

I have passed on information to colleagues.

The forum has been invaluable as a place to ask questions.  Responses
are
many, varied, helpful and highly professional.

Without the forum I would not have had the opportunity, for example, to
learn of Martin Miles (co-author of Acceleread Accelewrite - now one of
our
core resources), Ruth Newbury, Jamie Munro, Ian Litterick and ianSYST,
Eddie
Carron (Electronic Library) and many other well-informed and helpful
people.  We have Alphasmarts in school as the forum convinced me they
are
worth having.  Two Year 6 boys have had their lives changed by these.

The forum is a fantastic resource.

Philippa<