Free dyslexia screening for Dubai school students

 “Screening is crucial in helping identify the child’s strengths and weakness, and thus enabling them to lead a normal life,” stressed Malcolm Litten, one of UK’s leading experts on dyslexia.

Talking to Emirates 24|7, he spoke about how if left undetected, it could push the individual into “prolonged periods of failure that could impact them drastically”.

He explained how children will be forced into situations that they can’t cope with due to their condition, leaving them dejected and worthless.

Screening is the way to identify each child’s weakness, evaluate their condition and formulate appropriate plans to help them tackle it effectively.

Malcolm and Dr Steve Chinn, two of the UK’s leading experts on dyslexia, were in Dubai as part of Lexicon Reading Center’s free screenings for 15 Dubai schools, with over 400 students in total.

The results of the screening will then be shared with the schools and the parent community, and Stockling, clinical director at Lexicon Reading Center, will show how they can step in and help groom the children. “We believe pupils will potentially benefit from early intervention,” he said.

Lexicon Reading Center aims to emphasise the importance of early diagnosis and an intervention of learning difficulties within the five to seven age bracket.

Stockling explained that one of “key indicators of dyslexia is when children struggle to spell and often find it difficult to recognise the correct letters”.

While there’s no magic pill in eradicating the disorder, Malcolm highlighted how children can be conditioned to lead a normal life.

“As this will affect them throughout their life, it’s important to provide them with appropriate help to perform critically well. The child will have the opportunity to develop and learn well,” he added.

Malcolm also stressed on how teachers and parents share equal responsibility to help differently abled children.

“Often parents fail to realise there’s help at hand, and end up living in denial or isolation. And, that’s where we step in.”

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