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In HMP Chelmsford in Essex, England, a medium–security prison, a new program to teach dyslexic inmates using phonics and multi–sensory techniques appears to be successful. Jackie Hewitt-Main, the prisoners’ mentor and special needs tutor, says young dyslexics are seldom adequately cared for. “This results in huge numbers of them becoming bewildered, disengaged and failing in the classroom by the age of eight, nine or 10... Many drop out, truant and follow a depressingly familiar downward path that leads them into the courts.” Read about the program at the Guardian Unlimited website.