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Dyslexia friendly A levels?

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freefields · 13/04/2025 16:29

My dyslexic teen DC is currently halfway through GCSEs. They are starting to think ahead in terms of A levels. They are in one sense quite academic but have the usual difficulties that dyslexia brings. I was wondering if anyone has experience with completing A levels with dyslexia and any views on what subjects are more or less dyslexia friendly. Thank you

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freefields · 13/04/2025 17:34

Thank you. My DCs dyslexia is quite severe and could not go under the radar. Is there any type of accommodation in A level marking/ assignments to disregard spelling for example? I’m not dyslexic myself so had a completely different experience of school and exams myself.

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MarkingBad · 13/04/2025 17:27

I live with stealth dyslexia and have A levels.

Dyslexia isn't a one size fits all thing, it's up to your DC what they want to do. There are dyslexics with PhDs, we all find our level.

As long as your DC is interested in the subject they will give it their best shot, no need to try and make it easy for them. The worst subjects are always the ones we have no interest in.

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freefields · 13/04/2025 17:23

Just bumping and hoping there are some dyslexia friendly A levels.

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