WCDA offer general advice and specialist
guidance for parents and dyslexic adults.
Liaison with schools and adult education centres
Links to specialised help
Befriending and Student
/Adult Support Sessions
Lakes College West Cumbria
Lillyhall
Workington
Adult support every Tuesday during term time
6-00/8-00 pm.
Befriending sessions for parents of dyslexic children
First Tuesday in the month during term time
5-30/6-30 pm
Held in The Learning Resource Centre, LRC.
Helpline Lakes College
01946 839300
all enquires will be passed on.
A Successful Open Meeting
Helpful Hints for Dyslexics of all ages
was held on Tuesday 20th May 2008.
Well attended and much positive feedback was received, read the report.
Working in Partnership with Lakes College West Cumbria.
(Article)
Important News:
Dyslexia Assessments. The
WCDA have access to a specialist teacher and assessor who is M.ED
and A.M.B.D.A. qualified.
They can offer a screening assessment for Dyslexia, assessment for
access arrangements for examinations and assessment for Disabled Students
Allowance. For further details contact Doris Pearce, the Chair of WCDA
via mobile telephone number at bottom of this page, or through the
Lakes College LRC number.
Apr 2008: New Articles on Visual Stress
and a new technology called TALKETS to enable speech from websites.
See articles on
Threat to Close West Cumbria Literacy Centres
See letter in
Articles Section from Anne Mackenzie to The Daily Telegraph regarding
the controversial decision of Government Minister Ruth Kelly to send
her son to a specialist school.
(see Articles section)
