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Students' voices: a report of the student view of dyslexia study skills tuition
Author(s) -
KIRWAN BERNADETTE,
LEATHER CAROL
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
support for learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1467-9604
pISSN - 0268-2141
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9604.2010.01472.x
Subject(s) - dyslexia , psychology , allowance (engineering) , mathematics education , learning disability , pedagogy , process (computing) , medical education , reading (process) , developmental psychology , medicine , computer science , mechanical engineering , political science , law , engineering , operating system
This article reports research using case studies of 22 university students receiving study skills development funded by the Disabled Student's Allowance at an independent dyslexia consultancy. In‐depth semi‐structured interviews were conducted. The students identify the primary benefits of the tuition as: developing an understanding of dyslexia and specific learning difficulty as part of the process of self‐development; normalising their experiences; and developing their critical analysis and problem‐solving techniques to support the skills needed for studying. The implications for good practice in supporting university students with dyslexia are considered.