Harding, S, Sims-Chauhan, M, Oxley, E et al. (1 more author) (2023) A Delphi Study exploring the barriers to Dyslexia diagnosis and support: A parent’s perspective. Dyslexia: an international journal of research and practice, 29 (3). pp. 162-178. ISSN 1099-0909
Abstract
The Rose Report (Rose, Independent review of the primary curriculum (England); 2009) outlined a set of recommendations for the management of dyslexia in the United Kingdom after a range of issues were found. Despite these recommendations, recent reports indicate that issues are still prevalent in the diagnosis process and support offered for dyslexic children. The Delphi method was employed to gain parental consensus as to the most significant barriers to diagnosis and delivery of support for children with dyslexia, as well as solutions to overcoming these barriers. Parents of primary school children with dyslexia were recruited for the study and were presented with a three round iterative questionnaire surrounding their experience of their child's dyslexia management. Parents' experiences of their child's diagnosis were explored to provide a first-hand account of the diagnosis procedure. Two overarching issues were identified: parents perceive that teachers have a lack of training around dyslexia, both initially and from continued professional development, and parents believe there is insufficient funding for dyslexia in schools and local authorities. Overall, the study indicated that better guidance is needed to ensure that reform and spending leads to tangible change in the identification of dyslexia and provision of support for children with dyslexia in primary education in the United Kingdom.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Authors. Dyslexia published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Delphi survey; diagnosis; dyslexia; parents; support |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 05 Jul 2023 13:06 |
Last Modified: | 15 Nov 2023 13:43 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/dys.1743 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:200452 |