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- The Rackham C of E Primary School, Main Street, Witchford, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2HQ
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The Rackham C of E Primary School
What is Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty that mainly affects a child's development in literacy and language.
It is characterised by:
Dyslexia facts
It appears across the ability range and is not caused by low intelligence.
It is often hereditary.
It is likely to be present at birth and can have lifelong effects.
It is more of a spectrum with different children displaying a range of issues.
It can be resistant to conventional teaching methods.
Making our classrooms dyslexia friendly
Many of the ways that are successful in removing barriers for dyslexic children work effectively with all children.
These include:
For children who are or who we suspect are dyslexic we are also: