Hi readers, subscribers, friends and first time visitors
I am a dyslexic dyslexia and inclusion specialist and the way dyslexic children are tested is upsetting for many to say the least. We make our kids do a lot of tests that we already know or suspect they will struggle with. Oh yes we assess them but what happens after they are assessed? How does an assessment and the way we assess impact on our dyslexic kids?
Children may already feel vulnerable, may be scared, maybe feel they are just not as smart as other kids. There is no research out there on the impact of testing on a child's self esteem, on their self confidence or on their mental health.
To add further insult to injury even after children have been assessed as dyslexic many still dont receive the support they need at school. Here I am not only talking academic I am talking support for the impact on the self esteem, self confidence and mental health of a child from being an unassessed dyslexic at school.
Dyslexics tend to be very empathic, tend to have high emotional intelligence both of which are fantastic. However, nothing is done at school to help them develop and support these.
Our education system does not understand what impact it has on our dyslexic kids. Still does not understand what it means to be a dyslexic kid trying to survive in our dyslexia unfriendly education system.
#PeaceLoveGroovyness to you all
Steve McCue (dyslexia and inclusion specialist
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