John Mann has welcomed the government’s announcement that they are to review how children with dyslexia are identified in school and to implement best practice so that these children can fulfil their potential and go on to achieve their life ambitions.

John believes that where a child is under achieving, has low attention levels, is disruptive and is poorly behaved parents and education providers should be considering whether the child has dyslexia.   The Government are currently looking at how the curriculum in primary schools can be developed so that teachers are trained to identify pupils with dyslexia and are then be able to provide them with the specialist teaching that they so desperately require.

The Government is also giving £150,000 financial support to the British Dyslexia Association to expand their helpline which provides advice on dyslexia for parents and teachers.

John Mann commented “all of us want our children to succeed and to get as far as their talents will take them.  But we all know of children who need extra help to get on and to start learning.  In my view, its no longer acceptable to allow a child to fail during their school years and this is why I am support the governments initiative in providing extra support for children with dyslexia.  I appreciate the distress and frustration that many parents of dyslexic children experience and this will be helped if teachers have the appropriate training and skills to ensure that all children have the opportunity to get the very best out of their school life.”