DEMOS Project - Module: Dyslexia

True or False - Question 3 (continued)

But they should be prepared for life in the workplace

Many strategies that dyslexic students use in university are available in the workplace and most employers are legally required to make 'reasonable adjustments' to working practices. For example, an employee with dyslexia writing a report in the workplace might use various methods to ensure quality of the final product - proofreading by colleagues, typing by administrative staff, use of dictation software on their computer.

Graduateness

Many people question the ability of students with dyslexia and say that they cannot achieve the skills required of graduates. There is a move in higher education at the moment to bring in the idea of graduateness ^[?]. Dyslexic students are able to acquire such skills as taking responsibility for their own learning and development and using analytical and conceptual thinking. However, they may not be able to achieve some of the ancillary skills that are inherent in the implementation of 'graduateness', (e.g. acquisition of literacy skills, including spelling and grammar) without support mechanisms.

Students with dyslexia : degree classifications

A recent report (NWP 1999) ^[1] concluded that in universities where there was an established system of support for dyslexic students, degree classifications achieved by dyslexic students were not significantly different from other students. The vast majority of dyslexic students pass their degree courses and go on to find graduate employment.

Reference:
[1] National Working Party on Dyslexia in Higher Education (1999). Dyslexia in Higher Education: policy, provision and practice. The University of Hull. A summary of this report is available at: http://www.hull.ac.uk/psychology/NWP_Report.htm

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