A website for teachers, parents, young people and others with an interest in dyslexia has been launched by Sir Jim Rose as part of his review into how children with dyslexia learn best.

Sir Jim is asking for personal accounts and experiences as well as details of published research to help him develop recommendations to Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, on the identification and teaching of children with dyslexia/SpLD.Sir Jim Rose has launched a website which asks teachers, parents, children, young people and others with an interest in dyslexia to let him have their views and experiences, to help him develop recommendations to Ed Balls, the Secretary of State for Children Schools and Families, on the identification and teaching of children with dyslexia. The website will also contain regular updates and information about the review. website

Jim Rose is preparing to make recommendations on the identification and teaching of children with dyslexia. He will be publishing his recommendations early in 2009. To help him develop his recommendations, Sir Jim is looking at published research evidence on the impact of different interventions on the progression of children with dyslexia. In addition, he would find it very helpful if you are able to send him any of the following things:

Details of published research you would like him to consider

If you work in a school, or have worked in a school, your experience of what has helped children with dyslexia to make good progress, and what appears to have worked less well

If you are a parent or carer of a child with dyslexia, your experience of what has helped your child to make good progress, and what appears to have worked less well

If you are a child, young person or adult with dyslexia, your experience of what has helped you to make good progress, and what appears to have worked less well

Please send your responses to dyslexia.jimrose@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk by 10 October 2008. We would be very interested in receiving copies of any submissions you make. If you care to share them please copy to href="mailto:patoss@evesham.ac.uk">patoss@evesham.ac.uk.

The DCSF has issued a press notice which tells people there is now a website supporting the work Jim Rose is doing on dyslexia, and that Jim is inviting people to send him their personal accounts and experiences on what works with improving outcomes and progression for children with dyslexia, as well as details of published research to help inform his development of recommendations.

The DCSF Press Notice is on: Press Notice

The Rose website address is: website

The website asks people to please send accounts of their experience and details of relevant research to the following e-mail address: Rose e-mail by 10 October 2008