At risk of dyslexia

[EatTheMince]

My son 8 had come out of school with a letter saying he had been given a SEN support plan.
It says screening indicates at risk of dyslexia.

What does this mean? I thought dyslexia is something you have or not.

Dyslexia can only be diagnosed by an Ed Psych or specialist teacher, and this is very expensive (about £800 in our area).

Instead, your school has used a screening tool that indicates those children who have some traits or weaknesses that are indicative of dyslexia.

This allows them to address the weaknesses in class or put an intervention in place, to support your child.

If you feel that you need to know for certain you can arrange and pay for an assessment yourself.

Thank you that makes more sense.