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Chamber and committees

Dyslexia Awareness Week

  • Submitted by: Margaret Mitchell, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 26 October 2020
  • Motion reference: S5M-23136

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.


Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Michelle Ballantyne, Claudia Beamish, Neil Bibby, Miles Briggs, Jackson Carlaw, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Maurice Corry, Neil Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Christine Grahame, Jamie Greene, Rachael Hamilton, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Johann Lamont, Gordon Lindhurst, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Rona Mackay, Ruth Maguire, John Mason, Mark McDonald, Stuart McMillan, John Scott, Elaine Smith, Colin Smyth, Stewart Stevenson, Alexander Stewart, David Torrance, Maureen Watt, Annie Wells, Sandra White, Brian Whittle