Dyslexia Specialist School Sevenoaks Kent

Further to our last blog, and with early identification in mind, this quote from Jean Augur is helpful: 'In many ways the dyslexic child is at a disadvantage when he enters school. His main strengths are centred in the right hemisphere of the brain. Hence, he is often a random, intuitive, impulsive, sensitive thinker. Unfortunately for him, school is a left-hemisphered environment where he will be expected to read, write, spell, deal with symbols – letters, numbers, musical n

Whilst putting together our proposal for the Department for Education, we have come across the following quotes which have helped us to articulate what we are about: “Dyslexia-friendly‟ teaching techniques will be helpful to children without specific difficulties, while children who have dyslexia may not be able to learn effectively without particular consideration of their needs. What is essential for the learner with these specific difficulties will be helpful for all those

Thank you for checking back for news and sorry we have been a bit quiet! A huge amount has been going on in the background - lots of meetings and ideas gathering to make sure that we are creating something brilliant: listening to the needs of local parents, children, Kent County Council and education professionals but also keeping to the government’s strict guidelines. More information will be posted here soon, along with a parent support survey for those who will have childr