1 in 5 of all children have Meares-Irlen Syndrome (MIS), and are therefore underachieving at school. Overlays and coloured paper are inexpensive ways of improving the education experience, raising achievement levels and boosting self confidence.
Dyslexia and MIS are often confused as some of the symptoms overlap - MIS is more common, easier to diagnose and cheaper to treat.
An A5 coloured overlay costs £3.00
The following services are available for schools in North Yorkshire:
Awareness Talks: Aimed at both teachers and parents, ‘What is Visual Dyslexia and how can it be helped?’
Teacher Training: ‘How to assess with coloured overlays’ costs £200 for 1/2 day (max 6 per course).
Screening in Schools: Too busy to schedule your own assessments? The service can come into schools and assess pupils for you. Schools often use their Special Needs Budget to fund this or offer the service to parents.
*Ordering Overlays: Some schools already have their own assessment packs. Overlay suppliers sell in bulk quantities, to minimise costs we offer overlays on an individual order basis, overlays are £3.00 each.
*We supply overlay packs and overlays to teachers who have received training, we do not supply these without training as we must maintain the highest assessment standards possible. If they are lucky most children get one opportunity to be assessed in school - they deserve the best and the overlay they receive must be the optimum colour, the advice and support they receive must also be accurate and up to date.
Top tip: individual "white boards" can be made with either or cream or buff cardboard or alternatively to match the same colour as a child's overlay. Simply put stiff, coloured card through the school laminator and you have an instant, portable, white board without the glare!
Contact 01757 229 109 for further information