Dyslexic Learners

Dyslexia can affect different people in different ways, but it always impacts on literacy skills of reading or writing or both.  It can also affect processing skills and speed.  Often, dyslexic people develop compensatory strategies, using their strengths to compensate for their areas of weakness.  It is quite possible for these strategies to be sufficient for pupils to access the curriculum and demonstrate their potential without intervention.  However, for other pupils, perhaps those more significantly affected by dyslexic difficulties, we need to take action to remove the barriers to effective teaching and learning.  Such action can include:

  • providing a reader and/or scribe for tests
  • allowing extra time for tests 
  • Use of laptop computers in class
  • ICT Hub within Learning Support for pupils who need to use laptops and AlphaSmarts
  • Working with the SQA to provide examination support

We work closely with subject teachers to assess and identify appropriate support for each pupil identified as having dyslexic type difficulties.

We are often asked how parents and carers can help dyslexic children realise their potential.  Below are some web sites that may be helpful: