[SENco-forum] Access arrangements (was Extra Time for sats)

Missed the article, but my mum now 65 remembers people in her class being
beaten or punished for having poor /slow writing.

 A friend of mine says it happens in China where until recently dyslexia did
not exist.  Even in HK the favourite homework is to copy text and punishment
(detention and more copying usually from the bible) given to those with more
than 3 mistakes per page. Having dyspraxia and dyslexia her son really
suffers at school even though he is extremely bright.

 My friend just copies out her son's work when it has just been given due to
laziness rather than as a genuine learning exercise.    Like me she does not
want his love of learning crushed by such heavy burdens.  To this end I copy
my son's math questions into his book and he works out the answers.  I am
glad to see that he is getting B+ at the moment, but the teacher comment is
that ' work could be neater'!

My mum has always said she thinks there is a handwriting difficulties is due
to the absence of structured PE & dance in the curriculum.  They had that
1950' club swinging and rhythmical exercising, skipping, and music and
movement that lots of research has now show to be beneficial.  Move over
Brain Gym and bring back the old stuff although maybe without the clubs
these days -probably classed as an offensive weapon or would be declared
unsound by Health & Safety.

Sharon Tringham

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Sad to read the comments at the bottom of the article online though.  My
favourite relating the rise in the number of students diagnosed with
dyslexia directly to the curtailing of corporal punishment.

Times readers living up to my prejudices.

Jamie

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