Cerys Llewellyn
specialist teacher
Patient; structure unlocks reading
Different Lines
Ellis always thought he was lazy. The assessment changes how school, family and he himself understand his work, with exams a year away and a teacher who still thinks he is not trying.
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The premise
Ellis always thought he was lazy. The assessment changes how school, family and he himself understand his work, with exams a year away and a teacher who still thinks he is not trying.
The protagonist
Ellis Okwu-Hartley — 15-year-old newly assessed with dyslexia
The council
Every council member is an original fictional character. None represents, quotes or is endorsed by a real person.
Dr Anjali Rao-Bennett
educational psychologist
Careful; assessment explains, it does not limit
Tobias Brennan
assistive-technology specialist
Inventive; the right tool turns a barrier into a task
How the story moves
One year to exams; Ellis’s confidence grows as he learns to ask for what he needs.
What readers take away
- What dyslexia is and is not
- How assessments work
- Special educational needs support in England
- Exam access arrangements
- Assistive technology
- Structured literacy approaches
- Self-advocacy
- Revision strategies that suit him
- Use text-to-speech and speech-to-text tools
- Prepare for exams with a reader or scribe
- Request reasonable adjustments in further education
- Explain dyslexia to friends and family
The books
- 1The assessment Planned
- 2The tools Planned
- 3The arrangements Planned
- 4The exams Planned
Book titles are working titles and may change before publication. No book is on sale until the complete series is finished, checked and released.