He demonstrates honesty, determination and creativity in developing strategies to overcome his difficulties. Now five days into the new term, Andrew has settled in quickly and we are already benefiting from his creativity. He is very good at problem solving in addition to being an excellent teacher and Year Leader. David Nayler, Headteacher, Stourfield Junior School, Bournemouth I am dyslexic and I have recently taken up a post at Stourfield Junior School as year leader in a team of four, year 4 classes. Of course dyslexia impacts on my job.
All teachers find the workload and paperwork a strain, and dyslexia makes it all more arduous.
However, with a little imagination and the support of colleagues, the problems that I experience are surmountable. For instance, last year my year partner marked my spelling tests and I marked her science tests, an arrangement that suited us both. Reports were done on computer so that alterations could be made easily. I carry a small A5 planning folder with me everywhere and use a palm top computer with programmed alarms to counter the poor short-term memory and lack of organisational skills associated with dyslexia. I do not see dyslexia as a handicap to teaching.