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Background

      Studies show that 4% of the population is affected to a significant extent by dyslexia (American Psychiatric Association l994, Thomson, 1993) and because it is frequently undiagnosed in childhood, it is suggested that the number of adult −dyslexics in the population is at least 1 in 25 adults.
      It is a common understanding that dyslexia affects people's ability to learn to read, write and spell and is perceived as an educational problem. The needs of an adult dyslexic can be quite different from those of the child dyslexic (Patton and Polloway '92). Even those who overcome childhood difficulties continue to experience problems in living, learning and working.
     There is a large number of undiagnosed adult dyslexics who face problems of life adjustments without knowing that they are bright enough to achieve but are inefficient and ineffective when learning and applying knowledge (Ryan and Price '92).  

Target group:

Young adults (16−25 years) and adults with dyslexia in the educational and vocational system, educational and vocational counsellors in the educational and vocational training system. 

Results expected:

1. The analyses of the training need in the educational and vocational system for counseling strategies in approaching and working with dyslexic adults in Denmark and Latvia;
2. A screening instrument that detects both primary and secondary symptoms of dyslexia;
3. A basic multimedia educational model for the motivational interview training will be provided in English;
4. A website that will be working from the first year of the program with information about dyslexia and the projects aims and links to important material on dyslexia;
5. A handbook and manual for the screening instrument will be provided in English.
6. A handbook and manual for motivational interview technique will be provided in English.
7. Seminars and Workshops on using the screening instrument and the counseling strategies with the dyslexic will be held in the third year of the project.