Children and Young People with Dyslexia

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language – in the Senedd at 2:30 pm on 18 May 2022.

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Photo of Jeremy Miles Jeremy Miles Labour 2:30, 18 May 2022

(Translated)

Well, thank you for that question. Certainly we do need to do more to ensure the availability of resources through the medium of Welsh for dyslexia in general. As part of the plan to ensure that the new legislation is implemented in the most effective way, we are working with a steering group and we will be recruiting people with expertise in this area to implement the additional learning needs system through the medium of Welsh, including mapping what we will need to provide. We're working with local authorities in the context of the Welsh in education strategic plans to ensure that we understand what their analysis is of the need for further resources too. 

But as I said briefly in my initial response to the question, we are currently seeking the rights to the test for Welsh language dyslexia screening. We already have it through the medium of English, but we need it in Welsh too and those discussions are ongoing.