XTRAORDINARY WEEK 19th TO 23rd MAY 2008

Early day motion 1597, tabled 16 May 2008 by Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 62 members.

That this House welcomes Xtraordinary Week, run by charitable initiative Xtraordinary People, to raise awareness and funds to support dyslexia training in schools; notes with concern the shocking findings of a recent report, commissioned by Xtraordinary People's No To Failure project and the Department for Children, Schools and Families, which found evidence of dyslexia in 55 per cent. of children failing SATs at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2; further notes the results of a recent report which suggests that inappropriate teaching for children with dyslexia costs the country billions of pounds and wastes the potential of millions of children; and calls on the Government to support Xtraordinary Week and to take action to ensure that every school in England has a specialist dyslexia/specific learning difficulties trained teacher.

Signatures by party: Labour 29, Liberal Democrat 19, Conservative 7, DUP 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Independent 1, Independent Labour 1.