

This can be arranged through the school, or you can request a private assessment by contacting: If your child continues to have problems despite extra support, you or the school may want to consider requesting an in-depth assessment from a specialist in assessing specific learning difficulties (SpLD), an educational psychologist or a speech and language therapist.

They may be able to offer additional support to help your child if necessary. If you think your child may have dyslexia, the first step is to speak to their teacher or their school's special educational needs co-ordinator (SENCO) about your concerns. Read more about the symptoms of dyslexia.

Unlike a learning disability, intelligence isn't affected. It's a specific learning difficulty, which means it causes problems with certain abilities used for learning, such as reading and writing. Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty that mainly causes problems with reading, writing and spelling.
