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DEAR stands for ‘Drop Everything and Read’. It’s a reading activity that’s been popular in primary school classrooms for over a decade, and it’s where everybody takes time out of their day to focus on reading.
…but it’s not a way of reading that works for everybody. For people with low literacy, dyslexia and even other neurodiversities, DEAR can feel restrictive, or isolating - some people need support to read, and some need different stimuli, and some simply don't read well in a every environment.
Here at Succeed With Dyslexia, we want to create a shared experience where everybody comes together in a community that’s focused on developing a love of reading, and breaking down the stigma that surrounds reading aids and assistive technology in the process. It's not just about fostering a culture of reading in schools, although schools are very much encouraged to take part- it's about getting everybody reading, from the youngest learners still developing key literacy skills to students, people learning English, vulnerable adults, parents, and even educators themselves.
It's all about finding ways to make reading time comfortable, unique, interpersonal, interesting and enjoyable, and opening up bigger conversations about literacy and accessibility as we come together as a society to create a more inclusive future. We want to see assistive tech-based reading time, supported reading time, group reading time, creative reading time- reading time that celebrates how different and diverse we are, and that everybody, everywhere can join in with.
We want to see DEAR time become your time, too.
And we’d love for you to Get Involved.
D.E.A.R for Dyslexia is part of the Succeed With Dyslexia movement to celebrate dyslexia at a global level. Succeed With Dyslexia collaborate on a number of campaigns with individuals and organisations to raise awareness of dyslexia and the power of literacy. These campaigns run throughout the year.
To learn more about our international campaigns click here.
