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Dyslexia

Commons · Question 46282 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Manuela Perteghella

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40830 on Dyslexia: Screening, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of Key Stage 2 statutory assessments for recognising persistent reading

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 29 Apr 2025

End of key stage 2 tests and assessments enable teachers and parents to identify the areas in which individual pupils might require additional support so that they can succeed in secondary school. The tests also inform parents of their child’s achievement...