In 2009, the Scottish Government, Dyslexia Scotland and the Cross Party Group on Dyslexia in the Scottish Parliament agreed a working definition of dyslexia:

“Dyslexia can be described as a continuum of difficulties in learning to read, write and/or spell, which persist despite the provision of appropriate learning opportunities. These difficulties often do not reflect an individual’s cognitive abilities and may not be typical of performance in other areas”

The Bitesize below gives an overview of Dyslexia including a definition, strengths and areas of development and ideas of supports that can be put in place.

 

You will find further information for parents and carers here.

You will find further information on:

• Early level Dyslexia Indicators here.
• First level Dyslexia Indicators here.
• Second level Dyslexia Indicators here.
• Third and Fourth level Dyslexia Indicators here.

The Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit also provides further information on supporting learners with Dyslexia.