Are you a young person with dyslexia or a parent of a dyslexic child?
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Help us by completing this short survey to help ensure our vital support reaches more young people?
There are over ONE MILLION dyslexic children in educational settings across the UK. That’s roughly three in every classroom. We recently highlighted to the government the multiple ways that the current system disadvantages dyslexic learners. These barriers mean that many dyslexic pupils cannot demonstrate their true ability, which is causing persistent and significant attainment gaps in educational outcomes.
Aside from educational achievement, our research shows that life for many dyslexic young people is considerably more challenging than for their peers. Beyond literacy, difficulties with memory, organisation, and processing spill into everyday life and affect mental health. Many report feelings of frustration, anxiety, and low self-esteem.
“I was only diagnosed last year. Before that, I thought I was lazy because I kept falling behind, but actually I just learn differently"”
15 year old child
It is vital that young people, and their families, get the resources and tools they need to breakdown these barriers. But at the moment, our support isn’t reaching enough young people and we need your help to know how to change this.
Young people with dyslexia and their families are the experts when it comes to having dyslexia. If you’re a young person with dyslexia you already know what support you’ve received – and more importantly what worked, and what didn’t. You also know where you turn when you’re struggling. This is vital for us to know, so that we can meet you there.
That’s why we are asking young people with dyslexia, and their families, to work with us, and help co-create resources and toolkits. By completing this short survey you will help to ensure our resources are fit for purpose and reaching young dyslexic people when they want support.
Thank you. Together, we can create a dyslexic friendly society, where dyslexic children are empowered to reach their potential in the classroom, and throughout their lives.