Students
College and University Support
Getting Help
| Student Finance BDA Website | Disabled Students Allowance |
Helpline Numbers 01622 717 308 and 07 939 232 537
Study Skills and Coping Strategies
| Study Skills © BDA New Technologies Committee. |
Medway Swale Website Coping Strategies |
If you are studing for a Level 1 or 2 Literacy Exam you might find this book useful
Edexcel Literacy Level 1 skills by Clare Constant
Dyslexia Screening and Diagnostic Assessments at College and University
Further Education
If you are at a further education college and think you might be dyslexic, make an appointment to see a member of the learning support team. Most Further Education Colleges offer students a screening service. If you are found to have a dyslexic profile you will probably be offered help with your studies and you may be eligible for exam concessions, such as extra time.
Further education colleges do not usually fund full diagnostic assessments, but if you are hoping to go on to University you might consider paying to have a private assessment. An assessment done after a student is sixteen will last for the rest of their life.
Higher Education
If you are applying for a place at University and you have been diagnosed as dyslexic or think you might be dyslexic, you need to have a full diagnostic assessment in order to apply for Disabled Students Allowance. This assessment must be done on, or after, your 16th birthday. Get in touch with the University you are hoping to attend and ask if they will fund or part fund this assessment. However, you may wish to pay to have a private assessment done so that the support you require is in place as soon as you start your course.
Getting an Assessment or Test for Visual Stress
| Disabled Student Allowance Assessors in our Area | Where can I be tested for Visual Stress? |
| Helpline Numbers 01622 717 308 and 07 939 232 537 | |
College and University Support in our Area
The following Universities and Colleges in our area provide support for dyslexic students. Click on a College or University below to find out what support they offer.
Information
The following Power Point presentation has some useful links with information about examination concessions on slides 22 to 27and the Disability and Discrimination Act and the Disabled Students' Allowance on slide 21.
Adult Power Point Presentation
Student Teachers
If you are training to be a teacher here are some links that you might find useful.
| Link to Learn Phonics |
| Teaching Awards winner Edward Vickerman |
| Dyslexia Teacher Association Skills Test |
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