Speaking to the Chair of the Tynwald Select Committee on Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dyspraxia, and Dysgraphia

The chair of a Tynwald select committee looking into support for students with dyslexia says newly-approved recommendations are a 'game changer'.The committee, formed following a Tynwald Petition for Redress, put forward its final report after 18 months of evidence gathering.It recommended that the education department created of 'a clear definition' of dyslexia and provided more specialist training for the Island's teachers, amongst other things.In this edition of Newscast, Phil Gawne speaks to Onchan MHK Rob Callister who is the chair of the Tynwald Select Committee on Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dyspraxia, and Dysgraphia.The DESC will be expected to report back on a number of progress points by December this year.Rob Callister is seeking re-election in September alongside fellow candidates Julie Edge, Gabriella Corkish, Dr Rachel Glover and Oliver Lockwood.