Search and implementation of procedures for dyslexia in VET Erasmus Project

Project Title

Search and implementation of procedures for dyslexia in VET

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Open and distance learning; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Disabilities – special needs

Project Summary

Dyslexia is a disorder caused by a neurobiological alteration and it causes reading difficulties, that have different gravity levels and it is often accompanied by dysorthography, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and sometimes also by other disease mental activities. This disorder is a constitutional characteristic and it remains in adulthood. The European Dyslexia Association shows that 10% of the European population suffers from dyslexia. In countries with a Romance languages, the rate of dyslexic people varies between 3 and 5%, while in the English-speaking countries, for the own particular irregularities language, the rate rises to 17% and it involves mainly male sex. Full partecipation of disabled people in society and economy is essential if the EU wants to ensure the success of the Europe 20-20 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Coherently with one of the objectives of the framework Europe 20-20, that disabled people should be integrated appropriately in general education system and benefit from individual support, objectives of the project are to contribute to: remove the legal and organizational block that prevent people with disabilities access to general education and lifelong learning systems; provide timely support to accessible education, personalized learning to everybody; ensure adequate training and support for professionals staff of the educational system. To obtain these results may be functional the diffusion of a protocol on dyslexia, which constitute a common reference for the different centers of education, training and inclusion in the labor market. Specific objective of the project will be: implementation of a protocol for the management of teaching and assessment of dyslexic subjects in the vocational training system, usable from the partner countries in the different training systems and disseminate among the European Community.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 299147 Eur

Project Coordinator

Associazione Politea & Country: IT

Project Partners

• Dipartimento regionale Istruzione e Formazione Professionale Regione Siciliana
• MUNICIPIO DE LOUSADA
• UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MODENA E REGGIO EMILIA
• KIRSEHIR IL MILLI EGITIM MUDURLUGU
• Régie des Ecrivains