Dyslexic students in english language classes

Implementation

The project involved a number of approached to fulfil its aims, with this report providing the major conclusions. Further details can be found on the website at
Data collection included face-to-face and email discussions, led to the development of an outline questionnaire that provided the basis for the development of information. The first pilot study of the questionnaire took place in Hungary in November 2002, with the report being made available in February 2003. The results were circulated and became the basis of surveys in other countries, details of which were presented at the workshop in Edinburgh (June 2003).

The Edinburgh workshop in June 2003 provided not only a forum to present the information gathered in response to the questionnaire, but also to present and discuss the key issues that underpin the project. The project team includes a number of experts who prepared presentations on their specialist area for the team. These were subsequently rewritten and form the chapters in this book. The workshop included delegates from Bulgaria, Denmark, England, Greece, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Sweden and Wales

The first major “dissemination” exercise was at the European Dyslexia Association conference in Budapest, October 2003, where the principles of the project were presented, along with some of the information that was provided at the Edinburgh workshop.

A second workshop was held in Cardiff to discuss issues that had arisen out of the first workshop, and progress that had been made since, as well as discuss plans for the pilot project. The workshop included delegates from Austria, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, England, Greece, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Sweden and Wales

Further dissemination has been carried out through a series of workshops, seminars and conferences in England (including the British Dyslexia Association International Dyslexia Conference, Warwick, April 2004), Wales, Sweden, Hungary and Romania. The project was also presented at conferences and workshops arranged by government agencies and NGOs in USA, Brazil and Hong Kong.