Dyslexia Action, Leeds
Address:
The Karten CTEC Centre
Dyslexia Action
Trident House,
8 Shadwell Lane,
Leeds LS17 6DR
Centre Head:
Simon Kilner
Phone number:
0113 2888144
Email:
skilner@dyslexiaaction.org.uk
Website:
Host organisation name:
Dyslexia Action
Date centre established:
March 2002
Focus of Centre:
We support anyone directly or indirectly affected by dyslexia. We offer teaching, coaching, assessment, information and advice.
The Clients
Individual adult and child learners, employers and managers, education professionals, parents. Primarily our clients are affected by specific learning difficulties.
The Technology
Stand alone and networked computers, digital dictaphones, language masters.
Assistive Technology
Specialist multi sensory software for structuring ideas, reading, spelling and writing
Staffing
14
Opening hours:
9am – 630pm, Monday to Friday
Services on offer to the network
Support in the teaching and assessment of people with specific learning difficulties. Training in support and assessment approaches.
Partnership
Leeds Parent Partnership in developing family support and advice, Remploy for support into work, provision of learning support and assessment for various further and higher educational institutions.
Any other information
Dyslexia Action is a national charity with 25 Centres across the UK. We provide psychological assessments for 9,000 adults and children each year and teaching for 4,000. Over 200 teachers attend our post graduate courses and many more our shorter courses for teachers, teaching assistants, adult tutors and parents. We produce our own publications and teaching materials and undertake a continuous research programme.
Host organisation
Dyslexia Action
www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk