Holyrood magazine welcomes the Chief Executive of Dyslexia Scotland to our first Primary Education conference, on Tuesday 26 November. In her address, Cathy Magee will discuss the challenges of identifying and supporting pupils with dyslexia.
Cathy Magee will be joined by Dr Margaret Crombie who is chair of the Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit Working Group. Dr Crombie will present the Addressing Dyslexia toolkit a resource for teachers and early years workers to use to assess literacy difficulties and dyslexia.
They will be joined by academics and educators who will consider the range of policies designed to improve learning. Key organisations will share best practice and current research to discuss language learning, technology, transitions and literacy in order to improve primary education.
Keynote speakers include:
- Dr Alasdair Allan MSP, Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland’s Languages
- Keir Bloomer, Chair of the Commission on School Reform, Reform Scotland
- Larry Flanagan, General Secretary, Educational Institute of Scotland
- Peter Doran, Chair of the Doran Review
- Cathy Magee, Chief Executive, Dyslexia Scotland
- Dr. Margaret Crombie, Chair of the Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit Working Group
- Dr. Yvonne Foley, Lecturer in Language Education, The Moray House School of Education, The University of Edinburgh
Speakers will discuss:
- The vision for the future of primary education
- How well Curriculum for Excellence is working in practice
- How standards in primary education are measuring up
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