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Croydon Dyslexia Association

Registered Charity No. 289947
(A member of the British Dyslexia Association)

Croydon Dyslexia Association is running workshops for local secondary pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9. The workshops take place in term time on Saturday mornings at Cornerstone House, West Croydon.

The aim of the workshops is to increase students' self-esteem, literacy, numeracy, study skills and the best use of IT, through dyslexia specialist teaching.

Sessions of 1¼ hours (10 sessions a term) help students to improve their access to the school curriculum and boost confidence.

The subsidised charge is £20 per session, and the first session is a free taster session.

Teaching is led by a qualified specialist teacher, supported by experienced teaching assistants and trained volunteers, working with 10-12 students per session.
If your child is dyslexic and receives limited or no support, either at school or from a tutor, and if you are interested in your child attending the Children Will Shine Project, call the CDA helpline 08442 49 69 49 or email CDAhelpline@hotmail.co.uk.

Parents/carers - please discuss this with your child before contacting CDA about the workshops.

If you are interested in helping to set up a group for adults with dyslexia in Croydon, please contact our helpline
phone: 08442 49 69 29 email: CDAhelpline@hotmail.co.uk

The British Dyslexia Association is campaigning to remedy this by setting up a petition on the government petition website stating that there should be a compulsory module on Dyslexia. If this petition reaches 100,000 signatures then this issue will be debated in the House of Commons.

The petition only runs for a year so every signature counts: your signature could make a difference, enabling teachers to help hundreds of thousands of dyslexic pupils.

(Please note - volunteers answer the Helpline. Try to ring during the day or in the evening, no later than 9pm)

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Community Information Get Involved Get Organised History Learning and Skills Business in the community E-bulletins Giveaway Croydon Map Local Independent Review Panel Helpful links Search Printer Friendly Page		Croydon Dyslexia Association Registered Charity No. 289947 (A member of the British Dyslexia Association) What is Dyslexia? What Does CDA Do? How to Join CDA Adults Dyslexia Library Collection Events ICT Screening for Dyslexia Useful Links Croydon Dyslexia Association/CDA was set up in 1981. It aims to provide information and support to people with dyslexia and to raise public and professional awareness of dyslexia. CDA is a registered charity and is a member of the British Dyslexia Association. Dyslexia can affect anyone and our membership includes parents and teachers of dyslexics, and many different professionals interested in specific learning difficulties. CDA also welcomes corporate members, such as schools, colleges, other local agencies and businesses. The Association has six public meetings a year, held in Central Croydon, open to non-members as well as members. Croydon's "Children Will Shine" Project Croydon Dyslexia Association is running workshops for local secondary pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9. The workshops take place in term time on Saturday mornings at Cornerstone House, West Croydon. The aim of the workshops is to increase students' self-esteem, literacy, numeracy, study skills and the best use of IT, through dyslexia specialist teaching. Sessions of 1¼ hours (10 sessions a term) help students to improve their access to the school curriculum and boost confidence. The subsidised charge is £20 per session, and the first session is a free taster session. Teaching is led by a qualified specialist teacher, supported by experienced teaching assistants and trained volunteers, working with 10-12 students per session. If your child is dyslexic and receives limited or no support, either at school or from a tutor, and if you are interested in your child attending the Children Will Shine Project, call the CDA helpline 08442 49 69 49 or email CDAhelpline@hotmail.co.uk. Parents/carers - please discuss this with your child before contacting CDA about the workshops. Croydon Dyslexia Association Adult Group If you are interested in helping to set up a group for adults with dyslexia in Croydon, please contact our helpline phone: 08442 49 69 29 email: CDAhelpline@hotmail.co.uk Initial Teacher Training Campaign 1 in 10 people have dyslexia; many of these go undiagnosed and unrecognised. Often this is because teachers lack the skills to identify and support children who are dyslexic and need to be diagnosed or given extra support. Although a government report (The Rose Review (2009)) recommended that Initial Teacher Training (ITT) should include Dyslexia/SpLD, there is currently no mandatory minimum level of Dyslexia/SpLD training in Initial Teacher Training courses. The British Dyslexia Association is campaigning to remedy this by setting up a petition on the government petition website stating that there should be a compulsory module on Dyslexia. If this petition reaches 100,000 signatures then this issue will be debated in the House of Commons. The petition only runs for a year so every signature counts: your signature could make a difference, enabling teachers to help hundreds of thousands of dyslexic pupils. Please take a moment to sign BDA's petition. To find out more about CDA or for information about dyslexia, call: Helpline number 08442 49 69 49 Email: CDAhelpline@hotmail.co.uk (Please note - volunteers answer the Helpline. Try to ring during the day or in the evening, no later than 9pm)


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