For information on Dyslexia, the site developed by Inclusive Technology is very comprehensive. For help lines and other support go to the British Dyslexia Association.

DfES The nature and range of specific learning difficulties.

Afasic was founded in 1968 as a parent-led organisation to help children and young people with speech and language impairments and their families. It provides information for parents - and professionals - and produces a range of publications. Members meet in local groups in many areas of the UK. Afasic also organises Summer Schools and Activity Weeks or Weekends for children and young people, and workshops and conferences for parents and professionals.

Afasic seeks to raise awareness and to create better services and provision for children and young people with speech and language impairments. It works in partnership with local and national government, professional and statutory bodies and other voluntary organisations.

Dyspraxia is a neurologically based disorder of the process of ideation, motor planning, and execution, which may affect any or all areas of development. This New Zealand based web site is very informative about the condition and offers support to parents.

A British-based group offering similar support is offered by The Dyspraxia Foundation.

Pindora's Box provides movement based developmental exercises for young (Reception, Y1 & Y2) children with speech & language/developmental delays.

On a commercial note The Dyscovery Centre provides a specialist service using an interdisciplinary approach for individuals with living and learning difficulties such as Development Coordination Disorder, Dyspraxia and Dyslexia.

The Dyscovery Centre offers assessment, treatment and resources such as equipment, therapeutic activities and literature to best meet the whole needs of the individual at home, school, work and in the community. The Centre is also able to offer follow up/review services, which ensures ongoing support. Packages of care are tailor-made to suit client requirements and individual quotations are provided.

There is also a dyslexia discussion forum hosted by JISCmail which facilitates discussion, collaboration and communication within the UK academic community and beyond.

This link displays a series of pages of mnemonics which older, especially dyslexic pupils, may find fun.

Toe by Toe is a structured programme. It groups letters in a "pure reading" fashion as well as the "normal words" if they can be called that. You will find "non words" included in the pages so the child can use their reading skills alone, to decode. There is a structure and progression to the programme where every page is laid out for the teacher and pupil to follow with testing before the child is allowed to move on.

THRASS is mainly focussed on the association between graphemes (spelling choice) and phonemes (sounds) of the language. It is up to the teacher to chose what pattern or sound they are going to use. The main feature of THRASS is the poster which lays out a pictorial the phonemes and graphemes.