Important
Having recently set up Dyslexic Centre Australia (www.dyslexiccentreaustralia.org.au) we are now looking for premises and a school.
If we can prove that there is a need for a specific school for dyslexics in Australia, and currently there is no such school (no one can tell me of one despite my asking for 3 years and none are listed), then we can claim a commonwealth grant to start one. I am contacted all the time by parents desperate for such as school and it is parental pressure that is forcing me to open one. Families are actually moving away from Australia in order to educate their dyslexic kids. (see comments on this blog).
The school would be called:
“Dyslexic Centre Australia School for kids too unique for mainstream education”
We would hope to offer scholarships to disadvantaged and gifted dyslexics.
Our school would offer the following:
- Day and boarding facilities
- Summer camp, for families and teenagers by themselves, for those who did not want full-time boarding
- Assessment and individual learning programs set up for out of town or interstate kids.
- Seminars for teachers and parents
- Seminars and courses for teachers
- Accredited Personal development courses for learning support and class teachers and teachers aids
- Student based teaching programs based on individual needs following the Dawn Matthews teaching methods
- Fully trained dyslexic teachers – trained by us
- Continuous assessment and retraining for teachers
- Pupil based teachers assessment
- Individual learning program and outcomes for each pupil reviewed every term
- Integrated use of technology
- Spelling, reading and maths is taught by structured, hands-on, multi-sensory phonics based learning
- Concentration on painting, drawing, film, creation, technical skills, sport, respect for others, design as well as excellence in writing, reading and math concepts
- A school where kids are encouraged to be themselves and do things the way they feel happiest doing them
- A teaching program based on a pupils strengths
- Teaching that concentrates upon making the kids confident and self assured and equipped for the world after school.
- A school where the pupils have a say in the everyday running and decisions
- A school open every day for any parent or kids anywhere needing help or reassurance
- A school which would showcase just how very smart dyslexics are when taught properly
If you think you would be interested in such a school please do add your name (as a comment below) thus showing your interest in such a school, so that we can give numbers to the people considering our proposal – we can also keep you notified of progress.
