Unfortunately, there is as yet nothing to assist those who slip through the educational net, to end up asdisadvantaged and battling to realise their potential

Michael Russell Education secretary said: " If we are going to realise that for ambition, learners need to receive support to overcome any barriers they may have to realising their potential. Clearly, our teachers play a crucial role in delivering this and I'm determined they have access to resources for professional development which enable them to meet the needs of all their pupils.

"Every child deserves an education which unlocks their potential and additional funding will help teachers make that happen. Clearly resources like the Dyslexia Toolkit, coupled with the creativity and commitment of our schools and teachers can transform a child's life chances. "

Sir Jackie Stewart  (left) said:"Both Dyslexia Scotland and myself as President are very grateful to the Scottish Government for its commitment to support the expansion of the Assessing Dyslexia toolkit. By extending the reach of the online toolkit so that it guides teachers to not only identify but also support young people with dyslexia, it will hopefully enable more of Scotland's teachers to provide greater assistance to young people with dyslexia than has perhaps ever existed before."

The Dyslexia toolkit was launched in June 2010. The Scottish Government provided Dyslexia Scotland with £39,000 in 2009/10 to develop the toolkit and a further £10,000 in 2010/11 to run a series of seminars across Scotland to raise awareness and understanding of the new resource.

The additional funding was announced following a meeting at the Scottish Parliament attended by theFirst Minister Alex Salmond, the Minister for Children and Young People Angela Constance, Graham Donaldson author of Teaching Scotland's Future, and Sir Jackie Stewart President of Dyslexia Scotland and other representatives of Dyslexia Scotland as well as representatives of the Universities of Edinburgh, Strathclyde, Stirling, who were involved in Initial Teacher Education in Scotland,

Dyslexia Scotlandhave also (above) published 'Dyslexia and Us: A collection of personal stories,'