SHED Southern Higher Education Dyslexia Group

Southern Higher Education Dyslexia Group (SHED)

This group covers southern areas: Bournemouth, Southampton, Winchester,  Chichester, Portsmouth,

main contact person Gail Alexander  G.Alexander@soton.ac.uk

Members belong to  University of Southampton,  Bournemouth University, Bournemouth Arts Institute, Portsmouth University, Sparsholt College, Winchester University, Southampton Solent University,  University College Chichester,  Wiltshire College (Salisbury, Chippenham, Trowbridge, Lackham).

Minutes 3.12.09

Minutes 6th September 2010

Minutes of meeting 7 December 2010

Minutes of  June 2011  meeting:   Presentation Nuture Group:

Dates of future meetings

Meetings are held twice a year in June and December

SHED was set up as a forum for dyslexia specialists to share expertise and current practice. Since the first meeting in December 2002, members have discussed issues such as: assessment procedures; current DFES regulations; the impact of the dyslexic profile on the writing process in HE; fieldwork and placement; criticality; phonological research; academic skills.