EMBED - Embedding Dyslexia-Responsive Practices in Lifelong Learning is an international project to support the dyslexic individual all over Europe. The collaboration of 6 countries is supported by the Lifelong Learning Programme of the Education, Audiovisual, Culture executive Agency of the European Union.

EMBED looks to combine the experience, products and findings of a series of projects that have had a greater or lesser impact upon the dyslexic individual, - in particular that related to projects funded by the EU - and ensure that these good practices are embedded into all aspects relating to the dyslexic individual, from government policy, to school practice. The project partners proactively encourage the diverse user groups to reflect on their current provision and support, and to make effective changes through a series of self-analysis tools developed by synthesising the experiences of the past projects.

Key issues / activities of the project:

1. Identification and profiling, support for adults and children, with particular reference to Project Include, Adstrain and ESF
2. The role of technology in supporting the individual with dyslexia, with particular reference to Provision and Use, Calldysc, and Edysgate
3. Continuity of experience in Lifelong Learning with particular reference to Dystrain and Adystrain
4. Embedding into the mainstream of education through policies and implementation strategies, with reference to all the projects.

Previous projects of particular interest are Adystrain (supporting employers and lecturers), Calldysc (mobile language learning), Dystrain (e-learning course for teachers), "Dyspatec" (parental support), Edysgate (cognitive games for young adults), Forward (teaching adults), Include (adult self-support), "iSHeds" (higher eduction support in the Balkans), "Success" (school-based support) and "Provision and Use of ICT by Dyslexia Students at University in Europe" (survey of ICT use).

Partnership

The partnership for this project reflects a combination of the main players from the previous initiatives as well as a diversity of organisations from a series of networks that cross Europe.

• Leader - Hungarian Academy of Sciences
• Bulgaria - Centre for Inclusive Education
• Italy - Pixel
• Poland - Centrum Kształcenia Ustawicznego
• Spain - CREA
• UK - Ibis Creative Consultants Ltd

Key issues / activities of the project:

1. Identification and profiling, support for adults and children, with particular reference to Project Include, Adstrain and ESF
2. The role of technology in supporting the individual with dyslexia, with particular reference to Provision and Use, Calldysc, and Edysgate
3. Continuity of experience in Lifelong Learning with particular reference to Dystrain and Adystrain
4. Embedding into the mainstream of education through policies and implementation strategies, with reference to all the projects.