Mr Mike Styles, of Paraparaumu, MNZM for services to people with dyslexia and education
Mike Styles has delivered workshops, seminars and speaking engagements to aid dyslexia education and support. He led a research project to investigate how dyslexia impacts on tertiary learners. He led a team to implement the Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark, with many tertiary education organisations adopting the standards. He has researched the rate of dyslexia in NEETs (Young people Not in Education, Employment or Training) and prison inmates. He developed a process to help apprentices with dyslexia/neurodiversity secure their registration. He co-established the Dyslexia/Neurodiversity Community of Practice, a forum of educators. He self-published a book on dyslexia. Mr Styles sits on the Board of Trustees of Kāpiti Youth Support.