dano laslo
Crikey. Fran is doing the marathon!
Fundraising for British Dyslexia Association
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dyslexia
dɪsˈlɛksɪə/
noun
- a general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but that do not affect general intelligence.
Four years ago we found out our bright, funny, footy-loving son was severely dyslexic. Since then we've learned the hard way that there is little understanding or support across schools...and that if you have problems with reading, it's commonly assumed you're lazy or stupid. We live in a nice town, in one of the most affluent counties in the UK but we're really struggling to get our son an education. And we're not alone.
It's estimated that at least 10% of us are dyslexic and although there are many successful, famous dyslexics (Richard Branson, Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison being the most commonly quoted), there a lot more unsuccessful ones - for example, up to 60% of our prison population is dyslexic.
Every child has the right to a good education. And if we can get more kids with dyslexia educated, the knock-on effect is we keep more of them out of crime - something that benefits everyone in our society.
So this year I'm going to be running the London Marathon... to raise money for The British Dyslexia Association to help them achieve their three key goals:
- To encourage schools to work towards becoming dyslexia-friendly.
- To reduce the number of dyslexic young people in the criminal justice system.
- To enable dyslexic people to achieve their potential in the workplace.
Please sponsor me! Thanks Fran x