It is difficult for me to understand why children (and adult students) need to wait over a year for assessment. Then when they are diagnosed as Dyslexic the assistance is so often hit and miss. I began teaching in the classroom 40 years ago and this was the case. It appears that not much has changed. Unless parents have the financial resources for tutors and private institutes their children will continue to struggle in school and all to frequently, drop out. I see them years later as adults returning to upgrading classes, again to be told they need to wait up to a year for assessment, only to be told again they are Dyslexic and to learn that there really is very little available in terms of assistance. Our Dyslexic kids and adults in Canada do deserve better.