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https://www.sgda.co.za/the-sgda-research-brief-august-2026/

The SGDA Research Brief - August 2026 - Stark Griffin™ Dyslexia Academy Explore the August 2026 SGDA Research Brief on early reading proficiency, dyslexia profiles, teacher identification and why reading difficulties need careful diagnosis.

In South Africa, educators have an important and recognised role in the screening, identification, educational assessment and support of learners experiencing barriers to learning, including reading difficulties. However, an educator's professional role, even when supplemented by additional Dyslexia training or certification, does not confer the statutory status or scope of practice of an HPCSA-registered health professional. An educator may identify and assess the educational manifestations of reading difficulty and may identify characteristics that warrant referral for further assessment; however, such educational assessment does not, in itself, confer authority to practise a regulated health profession or to represent an educational assessment as a clinical or neurodevelopmental diagnosis of Dyslexia.

A formal health-professional diagnosis of Dyslexia must therefore be undertaken by an appropriately qualified and registered professional whose statutory scope of practice, education, training, competence and experience authorise the relevant diagnostic activity. This distinction is consistent with both the Health Professions Act 56 of 1974, as amended, and the Department of Basic Education's Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support (SIAS) framework, which distinguishes the educator's role in identifying and supporting barriers to learning from diagnosis by an appropriately qualified health professional.

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