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Debate 11: Learning after a stroke
My husband had a stroke nearly two years ago now (April 2006), at the age of 47. The stroke as affected his ability to bring to mind the appropriate letters when trying to write and words when he speaks, in all other respects he is fine (thankfully). We have been looking for a number of months now to see if there are any organisations that can help him improve his literacy skills but have been unable to find any at all.
I would be grateful if you could point me in the direction of someone who can help.
Kind Regards
Julie
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2008
Contact the following:
 | you Local Education Authority to be put in contact with Skills for Life managers, inclusive learning managers and leaner support managers; |
| learndirect; |
| the stroke association. |
Lois.
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2008
Normally, this is the province of speech therapists.
I have worked in this field a little myself, and I know that with patience, doing a lot of exercises regularly, there should be improvement over a period. But it will not be immediate.
Anita Pincas
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2008
I think all the suggestions would work for most areas - and of course local
colleges of FE will have Skills for Life courses which generally run throughout
the week and sometimes in off-site locations.
Mary Turner
Essential Skills Broker
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2008
Within our own Skills for Life provision (Adult Community College), we have
a class specifically for Dysphasic learners who are mostly referrals from our
local stroke unit; do any other colleges provide such classes?
Sylvia Maney
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2008
Hi Sylvia - this is really interesting - how is it funded?
Mary Turner
Essential Skills Broker
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2008
Hello Mary
Through our ACL funding stream.
Sylvia
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2008
Hi
Another suggestion for your list of sources of support is Social Services. They work with Adult Education in our area (East Riding of Yorkshire) to offer support to people who have suffered head injuries.
Jackie Harland
Skills for Life Coordinator
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