The National Assembly for Wales’ Enterprise and Learning Committee has launched a report on how best to provide support for people with dyslexia in Wales.

It notes that there is no accepted standard definition of dyslexia that is agreed by the Welsh Assembly Government nor any local authority in Wales, which precludes a consistent approach to the screening, assessment and provision of local authority funded services for people with dyslexia.

In addition, the report recommends that the Welsh Assembly Government, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales and individual institutions reassess the content of Initial Teacher Training courses to significantly improve trainee teachers’ understanding of additional learning needs.

The report can be downloaded from the National Assembly for Wales’ website.