driver youth trust
Sussex BN26 5TU
DYT’s mission is to help young people who struggle with reading, writing and
language. This group of learners consistently underperform in literacy because
of underlying difficulties that are not responsive to standard educational
approaches, and may require targeted intervention, either in class or in a small
group or individual setting. We advocate for the use of evidence-based practice
and pride ourselves on having a team of experts who have both current knowledge
and experience of working in schools alongside teachers and teaching assistants
in both primary and secondary settings. We have developed our approach to
collaborating with schools around our own Literacy Difficulties Framework, which
acts as both a position statement and guidance on recommended practice. In
short, our approach is built upon five key arguments:
