A joint and ambitious effort must ensure real improvements and remedy challenges associated with dyslexia and other reading and writing difficulties.
Too many childrenyoung people and adults in Greenland are, according to Naalakkersuisut, today without the necessary support to deal with dyslexia and other reading and writing difficulties.
A new action plan, drawn up under the auspices of the Danish Agency for Education, must ensure a more targeted effort in the area, Naalakkersuisut informs in a press release.
Naalakkersuisoq for education, Nivi Olsen (D), states that she is pleased that there is now an ambitious plan to deal with the challenges:
– With early intervention, the right aids and professionally strong employees, we can make a big difference – not just in school, but for the whole of life, she says and continues:
– The plan commits us to a strengthened effort across all sectors, so that no one is overlooked. It is an important step towards a more equal and inclusive society, where everyone gets the opportunity to realize their dreams, not only about education but also for their whole life, says Nivi Olsen.
According to Naalakkersuisut, the action plan focuses on these four central action areas:
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Development of Greenlandic-language test and investigation tools
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Implementation of digital reading and writing tools in Greenlandic
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Legislative work
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Upskilling of teachers and supervisors
The action plan has been created as a result of an Inatsisartut decision from the autumn assembly 2021. It appears from the material for the decision that at that time there was no data about how extensive the problems around dyslexia and writing difficulties were in Greenland. However, Naalakkersuisut already estimated in 2018 that around 5-10 percent of Greenland’s population is dyslexic.
