The National Centre for Dyslexia and Other Reading Difficulties

The National Centre for Dyslexia and Other Reading Difficulties (NVOL) is an information centre established at the initiative of Denmark’s Government and Parliament as part of the Danish November 2021 Dyslexia Initiative.

The information centre is incorporated into The National Centre for Reading.

Purpose

The primary purpose of the information centre is to disseminate updated and application-oriented knowledge about dyslexia and other reading difficulties. The information centre contributes to support good teaching practices for children, adolescents and adults across schools and educational institutions as well as early prevention initiatives in day nurseries and schools. Furthermore, the information centre contributes to a continual development and evaluation of teaching practices for children, adolescents and adults with dyslexia and other reading difficulties.

The information centre supports and strengthens the collaboration and involvement of relevant knowledge environments with the aim of preventing the development of dyslexia and other reading difficulties as well as minimising the personal impact of such difficulties so that all children, adolescents and adults can have the best conditions for learning and for personal development.

Scope

People with dyslexia and other reading difficulties comprise a very diverse group of individuals, and it is the responsibility of The National Centre for Dyslexia and Other Reading Difficulties to gather, distribute and develop knowledge about all aspects of reading difficulties.

Target groups

The target groups for the centre’s activities are nursery teachers, schoolteachers, education workers, tutors, consultants, literacy coaches, municipal advisers for schools as well as education and research environments dealing with children, adolescents and adults with dyslexia or other reading difficulties. This includes children at risk for developing dyslexia or other reading difficulties.

Accordingly, the centre’s activities have a focus on day nurseries, kindergartens, schools, preparatory education, general and vocational upper secondary education and adult education. The information centre has a responsibility to initiate cross-sector activities as well as activities that accommodate different target groups.

The aims of The National Centre for Dyslexia and Other Reading Difficulties

• To disseminate knowledge about dyslexia and other reading difficulties and to offer a wider insight and understanding across different education areas (primary and secondary school, general and vocational upper secondary education and training and adult education).
• To disseminate knowledge about early preventive initiatives in day nurseries and kindergartens and to offer a wider insight into how to prevent the development of dyslexia and other reading difficulties.
• To support good language environments in day nurseries and kindergartens and across different education areas (primary and secondary school, general and vocational upper secondary education and training and adult education).
• To contribute to the education and training of professionals working in day nurseries, kindergartens and different education areas (primary and secondary school, general and vocational upper secondary education and training and adult education). We do this by gathering, adapting and disseminating the most recent knowledge, including research-based data as well as practice-based knowledge and experience.
• To assist municipalities, day nurseries and educational institutions with knowledge about specific initiatives and methods to prevent the development of dyslexia and other reading difficulties and to provide early interventions.