A DUNFERMLINE group has been named as the first official Dyslexia Scotland changemakers in Fife. 

The group of P7s at Duloch Primary School help their teachers and parents to understand dyslexia through maintaining informative wall displays and organising awareness days, and have become the first group in Fife to receive changemaker status. 

So far the Ambassadors have helped run Dyslexia Awareness Week activities last November, and they wear Ellie's blue dyslexia ribbon on a daily basis and have handed it out to some adults and children in school.

They keep a dedicated wall display current and up to date and have recently worked hard to hold a 'dress down in blue day' for dyslexia too. They even presented a whole-school assembly on dyslexia. 

When the Ambassadors spotted Dyslexia Scotland’s call for people across Scotland to become official changemakers, they were among the first to get involved and share what they do.

Teacher Aimee Denholm said: "These important activities promote raising awareness of dyslexia. They help to boost the confidence of some of our dyslexic learners in school. 

"Our P7 Dyslexia Ambassadors are a combination of learners who have dyslexia identified and some of them have been good supporters for their dyslexic friends throughout their school years.

"We are very proud to have Official Changemaker status - and to have been the first in Fife to achieve it." 

The group of young people wants to help their teachers to create dyslexia-friendly classrooms.

One pupil said: "Talking about dyslexia makes everyone know that dyslexic people can do things too."

Duloch Primary School have been awarded a 'digital badge' to demonstrate their pisitive action.  

Dyslexia is a learning difference that affects around one in 10 people in Fife. 

People with dyslexia can experience some difficulties with reading, writing and spelling but are typically creative thinkers with original ideas and good people skills. 

Dyslexia Scotland aims to raise awareness of the learning difference.

The charity's changemaker initiative helps Scotland to become a more dyslexia-friendly country by encouraging individuals, groups and organisations to take positive action for people with dyslexia. 

Cathy Magee, Chief Executive of Dyslexia Scotland said: “We are so impressed with the leadership and initiative shown by these young people.

"They saw a way to help peers with dyslexia feel more included and they took positive action to make it happen.

"If every school in Scotland follows their example, we will be well on our way to a dyslexia-friendly Scotland.”  

Any company, learning place or organisation is encouraged to take part, for more information, visit the Dyslexia Scotland website to get involved.