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[senco-forum] dyslexia - screening/testing/assessment

Paul and Philippa Bodien bodien at gmail.com
Wed Mar 5 19:35:26 GMT 2008

Article: [senco-forum] dyslexia - screening/testing/assessment

Hi Julie,

thanks for clarifying that - I agree that assessment to inform intervention
is what it is all about.

Best wishes,

Philippa

On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 1:11 AM, julie cozens <juliecozens at yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

> Hello Phillipa
>
>  I have a copy of your book and I have heard about your successful work in
> Dubai.
>   I am also aware of Martin Turners work.
>
>  I certainly didnt mean to give the impression in my posting that we never
> assess children in Devon! I did say in my email that we promote a careful
> process of assessment through teaching and appropriately targeted support
> for any pupil who needs it.
>
>  My point was that this is assessment to inform intervention  - not
> assessment with a purpose of identifying 'dyslexics', or a special group of
> students who qualify for a particular type of support.
>
>  Hope this clarifies
>
>  best wishes
>
>  Julie
>
>
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