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Motion · S6M-01582 · 6 Oct 2021

Dyslexia Awareness Week

Lodged by Emma Harper Standard Motion 28 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament acknowledges Dyslexia Awareness Week, taking place from 4 to 10 October, which, it understands, has seven key themes to mark each day: Launch Day, Adults Day, focussing on dyslexia in the workplace and in higher education, Children’s Day, focussing on dyslexia in the school system, World Dyslexia Day, focusing on dyslexia around the world and the varying and unequal support available to those with dyslexia, Co-occurring Differences Day, focusing on the often overlooked co-occurring differences that accompany dyslexia and the wider neurodiverse community, Visibility Day, focusing on sharing the dyslexia stories of those who would otherwise go unheard and World Mental Health Day, which explores the link between dyslexia and mental health; understands that it is estimated that around one in 10 people in Scotland have dyslexia, and that dyslexia is often particularly prevalent in Scotland's agricultural community; further understands that dyslexia often comes with challenges, which many people with dyslexia feel go unseen because dyslexia itself is not visible; welcomes that Scottish Government funding enabled Dyslexia Scotland to set up a Tutor Bursary Fund during the COVID-19 lockdown, to pay for tutoring for dyslexic children whose parents had been financially affected by COVID-19, providing for over 100 hours of tutoring to children and young people; thanks Dyslexia Scotland for all that it does to raise awareness of, and support those with, dyslexia in Scotland, and encourages everyone to be dyslexia aware and to access the Dyslexia Scotland Toolkit, which is available online at dyslexiascotland.org.uk/our-leaflets.

Supporters (28)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.