DYSLEXIA BARRIER
I read with interest and not a little amusement your article about Rachel Parish and her EYPS qualification (EYP Update, 18 March). I applaud her achievement.
I too have followed a similar track and will shortly be graduating with a degree in Early Years and Childhood Studies; I am also dyslexic. I have tried without success to get onto the EYPS course at the University of Worcester because I have been unable to pass the maths and English Equivalency tests because of my disability in English and a suspected similar problem with maths. My English examination was severely marked down because of my spelling, unsurprising considering my disability.
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