Motion · S5M-23136 · 26 Oct 2020
Dyslexia Awareness Week
The motion
That the Parliament acknowledges that Dyslexia Awareness Week in Scotland will take place from 2 to 7 November 2020; recognises that this year’s theme is Unlocking Potential, which reflects the innovative and, at times, unexpected ways in which children and adults with dyslexia have responded and adapted to the challenges posed by COVID-19; further recognises that there has been a significant increase this year, in particular during April and May, in the number of people engaging with the online Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit, which offers three free online modules for teachers to help raise awareness of what dyslexia is, its impact and how it can be supported within an inclusive school community; notes that, as part of Dyslexia Awareness Week, dyslexic author and illustrator, Tom McLaughlin, will take part in an online event aimed at 6 to 11-year-olds; notes that Scottish Government funding during lockdown enabled Dyslexia Scotland to set up a Tutor Bursary Fund to pay for tutoring for dyslexic children whose parents had been financially affected by COVID-19, providing for over 100 hours of tutoring; understands that, as part of Dyslexia Awareness Week 2020, Dyslexia Scotland will be raising funds through its One in a Hundred campaign so that the organisation can fund a further 100 hours of tutoring for children, young people and adults with dyslexia, and hopes that Dyslexia Awareness Week will help raise awareness of, and understanding for, the 1-in-10 children, young people and adults with dyslexia in Scotland.
Supporters (35)
- Jeremy Balfour 27 Oct 2020
- Miles Briggs Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 27 Oct 2020
- Alex Cole-Hamilton Scottish Liberal Democrats 27 Oct 2020
- Neil Findlay 27 Oct 2020
- Murdo Fraser Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 27 Oct 2020
- Jamie Greene 27 Oct 2020
- Alison Harris 27 Oct 2020
- Liam Kerr Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 27 Oct 2020
- Bill Kidd 27 Oct 2020
- Johann Lamont 27 Oct 2020
- Richard Lyle 27 Oct 2020
- Rona Mackay 27 Oct 2020
- Mark McDonald 27 Oct 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 27 Oct 2020
- Elaine Smith 27 Oct 2020
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 27 Oct 2020
- Annie Wells 27 Oct 2020
- Sandra White 27 Oct 2020
- Brian Whittle 27 Oct 2020
- Maurice Corry 28 Oct 2020
- Christine Grahame 28 Oct 2020
- Rachael Hamilton Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 28 Oct 2020
- John Scott 28 Oct 2020
- Alexander Stewart 28 Oct 2020
- Michelle Ballantyne 29 Oct 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 29 Oct 2020
- Maureen Watt 29 Oct 2020
- Jackson Carlaw 30 Oct 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 30 Oct 2020
- Claudia Beamish 3 Nov 2020
- Gordon Lindhurst 3 Nov 2020
- Colin Smyth 3 Nov 2020
- John Mason 4 Nov 2020
- Neil Bibby Scottish Labour 9 Nov 2020
- Ruth Maguire 18 Nov 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.