Saturday 6 October 2012

Ghana's First Dyslexia Awareness Week

Crossroads@U2Kan, an NGO whose vision is to help "educate teachers, professionals and the public in recognising and supporting people with dyslexia to achieve their best", is partnering with Eleanor-May Brenneker, a UK based dyslexia SpLD consultant, to launch the dyslexia awareness week from 8th to 14th October, 2014.

Established on 1st November, 2002 and certified by the laws of Ghana to run a dyslexic centre and to train volunteer dyslexic instructors, Crossroads was set up with the motive that "every child deserves education and a right for their needs to be identified and fully met."

The organisation believes that early recognition of dyslexia and appropriate intervention can reduce the effects of dyslexia to the extent that dyslexics can operate normally as their peers in undertaking tasks with ease. It is in this light that the organisation is setting aside a week to create awareness on dyslexia.

As part of activities marking the awareness week, there will be a launching on the 8th October, 2012 at the British Council, Accra at 9:30am. From the 9th-11th October, a dyslexia workshop will be held at the Kama Conference Centre, Labone. Other activities include interviews in the media, health walk and a creative writers, poets and art contest.

Dyslexia is a learning disability characterised by the inability to recognise and comprehend written words. Dyslexia is a problem that many students have. Inability to express oneself clearly, or to fully comprehend what others mean when they speak normally lead to major problems in school, in the workplace, and in relating to other people. Other disabilities associated with dyslexia are dysgraphia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia.

For more information about the Dyslexia Awareness Week, please contact: 0302 230391/020 189 4342/ 020 064 6863. For screening and one to one support that is tailor-made to suit your individual requirements, call: 020 811 6193/020 064 6863.

2 comments:

  1. Well done for getting this off the ground. Mandy, Education Director from Multikids Academy, INCLUSIVE SCHOOL in Accra.will be there to join you for the opening at the British Council. We have several dyslexic learners in our school, most of whom have had a diagnostic test with Joy at U2KAN. This conference is very important and we are looking forward to learning more from Eleanor-May Brenneker as well as Joy. Thank you.

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  2. You are welcome. I am glad that this is so important to you.

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