http://edubuzz.org/blogs/supportforall Support for learners in East Lothian Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:57:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The following working definition of dyslexia has been produced by the Cross Party Group on Dyslexia in the Scottish Parliament in collaboration with a range of stakeholders including the voluntary agencies, taking account of the earlier version produced by the Scottish Government. This is one of many definitions available. The ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/supportforall/2008/11/19/working-definition-of-dyslexia-cross-party-group-on-dyslexia-18-november-2008/ Holyrood reports that according to a new study Scottish children with learning difficulties are not receiving an appropriate level of educational care and support. The study by charity Mindroom estimates that nearly a fifth of Scottish school children have a recognised learning difficulty. This would put the figure at around 120,000 ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/supportforall/2008/11/13/more-support-needed-for-children-with-learning-difficulties/ 'Excellent!' "A really enjoyable afternoon," "It's great to see what our children do" These were some of the many very positive comments made by parents who attended our "Parents as Partners: Supporting Learners at Law" open afternoon last week. Our aims for the session were simple - to introduce ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/supportforall/2008/11/03/parents-as-partners/  http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6004293 Local authorities looking to use paired reading to improve literacy can now access tutor and trainer manuals and a parents' leaflet on line. From 2005 to 2008, Learning and Teaching Scotland worked with youth volunteering organisation ProjectScotland and pilot authorities to place young volunteers aged 16-25 in schools to support the ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/supportforall/2008/10/24/literacy-reading-in-pairs/  http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6003593 TESS reports that North Lanarkshire's literacy strategy is continuing to make significant gains for all pupils, but particularly the least able, an evaluation published last week has shown. ‘A group reading assessment of P3 children showed that those who had been taught by the "active literacy" methodology were significantly ahead of ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/supportforall/2008/10/10/reading-has-become-a-fun-activity-by-elizabeth-buie/   http://www.memory4teachers.co.uk/index.asp Memory Sticks 4 Teachers is a major new ICT initiative taking place within the UK education sector. The project has been developed, in association with LEAs and Teacher Unions, to support teachers and educators in addressing their ever-increasing workloads by funding the provision of 750,000 USB memory sticks across the ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/supportforall/2008/10/10/free-memory-sticks/ Charles Leadbeater introduced his lecture at the Scottish  Learning Festival on 25/09/08 with a You tube clip of a teenage boy playing guitar in his bedroom. The clip had had 49 million hits! A report in the Guardian 6/10/08 points out the claims of the Think tank, Demos, (with which Leadbeater ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/supportforall/2008/10/08/blogs-and-online-diaries-should-be-part-of-school-curriculum-says-thinktank/ http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/10/07092746 The Government has announced that the rights of children with additional support needs (ASN) and their parents are to be strengthened through changes to the Additional Support for Learning Act 2004. Parents of ASN children, including those with a co-ordinated support plan (CSP), will now be able to request that their ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/supportforall/2008/10/08/more-support-for-special-needs-children/ Many of the Young People referred for OUtreach teaching in recent years have been diagnosed with Mental Illness of various kinds. It can take some months away from school to recover. Those in school who are anxious or unhappy will find difficulty in concentration. At the Scottish Learning Festival I came ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/supportforall/2008/10/07/mental-health-of-young-people/ I listened to Charles Leadbeater at the Scottish Learning Festival and was excited by his notions of :"Learning with rather than teaching to pupils ;the learner as participant not an empty vessel; and community being crucial to the learning process" I reflected on my work with a P.1 pupil who had ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/supportforall/2008/10/07/relationships-and-participation-with-pupils-and-parents/