The project
Dyspraxiatheca is a platform of adapted resources for pupils with dyspraxia and their carers. The platform offers a library of customizable ebooks, adapted lesson templates, practice sheets and online exercises.
What is dyspraxia?
Dyspraxia, also known as “developmental coordination disorder”, is a neurological problem that is as common as dyslexia, but much less frequently diagnosed.
This invisible disability is revealed when new skills are tested or stimulated out of context. Thus, dyspraxia affects gesture, ideation, motor planning and execution processes.
Dyspraxia can affect any area of development: physical, intellectual, emotional, social, language and sensory. This disorder can also impair learning abilities. It is not a unitary disorder; it affects each person in different ways, at different ages, stages of development and degrees.
Despite growing awareness, there are still large deficits in information, training and tools in society in general and in education systems in particular.
Dyspraxia is a hidden disability that affects about 6% of European pupils. It has an impact on four major activities in school: reading, writing, arithmetic and organisation. The general awareness of public authorities and the educational community has been improving in recent years, but access to appropriate, interoperable resources connected to the school curriculum remains a critical need for those concerned.
Objectives
- Raising awareness of the issue of dyspraxia and its impact on the schooling of pupils
- To provide appropriate educational resources for pupils aged 6 to 16
- Provide resources and tools for pupils, teachers and parents to facilitate learning at home and at school
Targets
- Pupils aged 6 to 16 years
- Parents and carers
- Professors
Resources
Lessons
Lessons templates for adaptations in different subjects, to support teachers in differentiation.
Online exercise database
Exercises with accessible ergonomics, to rediscover the pleasure of studying the various school subjects.
Practical sheets
Information, advice and tips to help pupils with dyspraxia in the classroom and at home.
Adapted ebooks
A library of ebooks to customize, for a reading adapted to the needs of each individual, from the age of 6.
Les partenaires
Karditsa
The Management of Secondary Education of the Prefecture of Karditsa (Education Authority) is a decentralized department of the Greek Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs.
Logopsycom
As a center for educational innovation, Logopsycom creates and uses alternative methods or tools (digital or not) to support schools, vocational training centers, educational organizations, youth and parents. The center is specialized in learning disorders in young people, especially in “dys” disorders (dyspraxia, dysphasia, dyslexia…).
Lousada Municipality
The municipality of Lousada is a local institution of public administration that aims to pursue the interests of the population in the territorial space of the Lousada Council.
