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Dyslexia Action Week – thanks to everyone who took action!

 
 





Dyslexia Action Week has drawn to a close and it’s been simply the best ever! We have had an incredible range of action-orientated activities throughout the country, as well as phenomenal media coverage. You can catch up with the latest news on our website, on the Action Week page click here and the media page click here.

We have received incredible feedback for the workshops run throughout Action Week for teachers and parents by international dyslexia expert Neil Mackay. His controversial, but powerful, messaging on how poor experiences at school can point children towards a life of crime, have proved a potent platform for change. Even better, Mr Mackay has the solutions – with some very commonsense advice to improve the learning environment.

Our other major Action Week project – the Don McGlashan-written dyslexia song – will be available on an ongoing basis and, if you haven’t already done so, make sure you and your friends and family download it for free by clicking here.

We would like to say a very big thank you to all of you who took action during the week. And, even though the formal week is over, we would encourage you to keep looking for opportunities to champion change for dyslexic individuals.

 

 


For parents, one area where you may like to consider taking action is with the Government’s consultation process on National Standards. Feedback closes next Friday (3 July) and involves responding to some sample questions about what sort of plain language reporting would help you keep track of your child’s progress at school. Information about how to have your say can be found by clicking here.


National Standards in reading, writing and maths, as well as plain language reporting to parents, are an important part of the Government’s new education policy. The Government is very focused on action and accountability in education, and on ensuring that measurable progress is made in improving literacy and numeracy. 


While change is always challenging, we believe the new National Standards programme does offer the potential to improve the learning environment for dyslexic children. Accountability is an important element of New Zealands self managing school environment. Together, with the new curriculum – which gives schools the permission to do things in different ways and teach more creatively – we have the foundation for positive change. And it is in tune with the assistance we are giving schools to help them achieve better outcomes. 


Through our revolutionary 4D | For Dyslexia programme, and the backing of our international expert Neil Mackay, we are already equipping schools to become more accountable and make positive changes.

The 4D programme is also set for an exciting evolution later this year – building in feedback from New Zealand teachers and creating a Virtual 4D School that will demonstrate dyslexia-aware best practice. Through this, our vision is to transform 4D into the most comprehensive programme ever undertaken to address dyslexia in New Zealand schools! You can find out more by clicking here.

 


In closing, we would like to thank you again for your support for our work and we look forward to updating you with further initiatives throughout the year.


Kind regards


The DFNZ Team
Dyslexia Foundation of New Zealand

www.dfnz.org.nz
www.4dschools.org.nz



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