Supporting Children at risk of dyslexia at the transition period from pre primary to primary Erasmus Project

Project Title

Supporting Children at risk of dyslexia at the transition period from pre primary to primary

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 school education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Access for disadvantaged; Disabilities – special needs

Project Summary

The objective of the project is developing a set of training materials for pre-school teachers and parents in order to equip them with proper knowledge and understanding of characteristics of the child’s development at the pre-school age, as well as a set of practical advices and exercises for initial formation of the study skills in each child depending on his individual needs. This way the consortium aims at supporting pre-school teachers and parents of pre-school children during the transition between the pre-school and primary school, so even the children who are at “risk of dyslexia” have a smooth and easy transition period and they have the opportunity to reach their potential in the new learning environment.

The project partners plan to develop not just some separate materials, but a complete Transition Support Kit, starting from a Check list for school readiness (that will help pre-school teachers to define those children who are at “risk of dyslexia”), a Guide Book for pre-school teachers, a Guide Book for parents of pre-school children, and a Set of Worksheets with exercises and ideas of different activities that will help both teachers and parents to provide effective support to children during the period of transition between pre-school and primary school. By implementation of project activities and outputs, the image of the institutions in local and professional community will improve, increasing the scope and quality of its services.

Research shows that the problems associated with learning disabilities (LD), and particularly with dyslexia can be considerably decreased if there is an early intervention – the preschool age is vital as children develop at a much faster rate from birth until they start school. Development of the basic skills at an early age that are the prerequisites for literacy, school-related skills and other skills which are necessary in today’s competitive world. Although it is not possible to diagnose a child with dyslexia before he starts the process of literacy acquisition (1st grade of primary school), there are lot of signs that place some children in a group of those who are at “risk of dyslexia”. These signs are well known to the specialists working on the field and if recognised and addressed early enough, they would prevent such children of struggling to learn to read and write when they start school.

As far as the materials developed within this Partnership will be in six languages (including English), they will be available to much wider audience beyond the partner countries, which will considerably increase the impact of the project results at European level, moreover the topic in question is considered important almost in every country. All resources produced by the partners will stay available (via project FB page, partners’ websites) even after the end of the project period for every interested user.

The consortium is made up of 5 European countries and one member country (Spain-coordinator , Bulgaria, Latvia, Portugal, Turkey,Greece ), mostly experienced in EU projects, concentrating on education as whole and special education in particular. All partners are equipped with the skills, expertise and competence required in order to the project aims were achieved at the highest level.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 168715 Eur

Project Coordinator

Escola A. Aguilera & Country: ES

Project Partners

• 4th primary school of Heraklion
• SDRUZHENIE “ASOCIACIA DYSLEXIA – BULGARIA”
• REZEKNES TEHNOLOGIJU AKADEMIJA
• KOCAELI IL MILLI EGITIM MUDURLUGU
• Agrupamento de Escolas de Mangualde