Certified NPO Edge
[Children and Families Agency commissioned project] “Meta Edge”, an online place for children who are not good at reading and writing, will open on December 10th!
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Edge (Chairman: Eiko Todo), a certified NPO in Minato-ku, Tokyo, has been selected by the Children and Families Agency’s “Model Project to Support the Creation of Places for Children in Collaboration with NPOs,” and has created an online place for children with dyslexia who have difficulty reading and writing. “Meta Edge” will open on December 10th.
“Meta Edge” is a virtual town on the web created by children up to the age of 18 who have “reading and writing difficulties” based on their opinions. We will hold events that children would like to try, such as walking as an avatar, talking with others in voice or text, playing, creating a relaxing room, asking a senior with dyslexia, and presenting art.
[Video 2: [Video] Children’s Place Introduction to Meta Edge
[Details/Registration] Meta Edge homepage https://lp.npo-edge.jp/meta-edge.top
Children create a meta-edge by expressing their opinions and intentions through surveys, workshops, and children’s committees on ZOOM. For areas that are difficult for children to express verbally, we will supplement this with a review committee made up mainly of adults with dyslexia, and we will hold virtual town planning and events where children are in the middle and people with dyslexia are in the middle. Starting with Dyslexia Month in October, we have been holding pre-publications and holding a model room created by children in a workshop, an exhibition of art competition award winning works, and a discussion session with seniors with dyslexia. *From December 10th, we are planning monthly events. We will consider and implement events based on the ideas of children who want to play and relax, such as meetings with seniors with dyslexia and workshops to reimagine their rooms.
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https://lp.npo-edge.jp/meta-edge.top Registration is required to participate. *1 Press release: The “Creating a Place in the Metaverse Project” for children with dyslexia who are not good at reading and writing has begun!A place where children with reading and writing difficulties can meet friends. Dyslexia, which causes difficulty in reading and writing, is a condition in which a person is born with difficulty in reading and writing accurately and fluently, although there is no problem with intellectual ability. In Japanese, it is known that 8% of the population is like this. (*2) ◇ Slow reading speed, stumbling, skipping things ◇ Reluctance to write, can’t write kanji ◇ I can express my opinion but when I try to write it, I can’t write it ◇ I say I’ll read the questions etc. It is difficult to read and answer these characteristics on your own, but even if you think that you can somehow overcome them, you will not be able to improve as expected regardless of your efforts. Many children with dyslexia experience strong feelings of isolation, such as losing self-confidence because they can’t study, being exhausted and mentally drained by instruction and training without understanding, and being more likely to refuse to go to school. Difficulties in reading and writing can be compensated for through alternative methods such as individualized learning methods, improved teaching materials, and the use of the Internet and digital devices. If children have a place where they can relax, exchange information with peers who have the same characteristics, listen to what their seniors have done, and focus on what they can do and what they like, children will be able to look forward. You can unleash your true potential in a way that suits you. Since its establishment in 2001, NPO EDGE has been engaged in awareness-raising activities, proposals for social environment and legal reform, and support expansion projects, mainly for people with dyslexia. At the Kids & Teens Club (K&T Club), we have also held workshops for children with dyslexia who have difficulty reading and writing. In recognition of these achievements, the Children and Family Affairs Agency adopted the “Model Project to Support the Creation of Places for Children in Collaboration with NPOs” and decided to open “Meta Edge,” where children with reading and writing difficulties can meet friends. have become.
*2 8% in Japanese (Uno et. al. 2009. Reading and Writing.). There are many Japanese speakers who have significant difficulty with English, but there are currently no statistics on this.
[Certified NPO Edge] Overview
Address: 4th floor, Nishiyama Building, 4-7-1 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0014 Representative: Eiko Todo Established: October 2001 HP: https://www.npo-edge.jp/
[Organization overview]
Certified NPO Edge (https://www.npo-edge.jp/) was established in October 2001 and operates as a specified non-profit organization with the aim of disseminating correct awareness of dyslexia and supporting it. .
We work with governments, educational institutions, researchers, the media, and other parties to conduct wide-ranging awareness-raising activities in order to create a society in which all people with dyslexia can live active lives, support people with dyslexia, and create a network of related people. I am.
Representative Eiko Fujido (Specially Appointed Professor at Seisa University) serves as a government committee member, including the Special Needs Education Network Promotion Committee of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and the Disabled Persons Subcommittee of the Social Security Council of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. I am involved in legislation such as the Act on Eliminating Law and the Barrier-Free Textbook Act.
[Certified NPO Edge operates with your donations]
We have been able to carry out and continue our activities so far with your support and assistance. We ask for your donations so that we can continue to reach more people with our activities.
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[For inquiries regarding coverage] Certified NPO Edge Public Relations Ayano Tanimoto npoedge.press@gmail.com