Organisation: Dyslexia Association of Ireland

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<p>Dyslexia Association of Ireland CEO Rosie Bissett says there has never been a clear rationale why extra time is not given for State exams, 'even though it is being done in so many other jurisdictions and at university level'. Picture: Nick Bradshaw</p>

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'Urgent' appeal for Leaving Cert and Junior Cert students with dyslexia to get extra exam time

Dyslexia Association of Ireland points out dyslexic university students get extra time, but Leaving and Junior Cert students are at an unfair disadvantage

<p>The Dyslexia Association of Ireland said dyslexic students can run out of time in exams. Picture: Denis Minihane</p>

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Extra time for dyslexic students in Leaving Certificate exams an 'unfair advantage'

SSarah Harte: How the State is making neurodivergent children feel worthless

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Colman Noctor: We need to level the educational playing field for dyslexic children

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'She got nothing' — Mother describes six-year journey to help daughter with dyslexia

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Many left waiting more than two years for dyslexia assessment, group warns

Students with dyslexia seek changes to help them during exams

'I didn’t have extra time in my exams, I had a reader, but I still had to write my answers, which was just ridiculous when I was advised to use assistive technology,' says one student

Thu, 18 May, 2023

Tots to teens: Empowering new mums, dyslexic aid, and a music and creativity box

Plus more than 500 events for Cruinniú na nÓg

Tue, 16 May, 2023

Call to allow dyslexic students extra time in State exams to 'help level the playing field'

Dyslexic students may receive a waiver from the assessment of spelling, grammar, and punctuation in language subjects but extra time is not allowed

Thu, 11 May, 2023

Walk this way: Two Norries podcaster leads a project to help children struggling in school

Timmy Long suffered early in life due to undiagnosed dyslexia and now he's helping pupils in Cork who may also be left behind

Sun, 08 May, 2022

Theory test support for people with dyslexia to resume in January

The reader recorder service had not been available since the start of the pandemic due to Covid-19 health restrictions

Fri, 10 Dec, 2021

Letters to the Editor: Now is the time to reimagine educational experience

The Dyslexia Association of Ireland calls for more training for teachers in assessing and supporting those students who have dyslexia

Mon, 18 Oct, 2021

New website helps people with dyslexia improve reading

A website developed by a science student is helping people with dyslexia to maximise their reading speed and minimise errors.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

Digital library to ‘empower’ visually impaired students

For the first time ever, students with visual impairments and print disabilities will now be able to access more than 500,000 academic books and resources in their preferred formats.

Thu, 14 Nov, 2019

The soaring cost of child dyslexia

Helen O’Callaghan on financial pressure parents experience when supporting a child with dyslexia.

Wed, 23 Oct, 2019

Education system will be 'fairer' after changes to Irish exemption rules, body says

The Dyslexia Association of Ireland (DAI) welcomed the changes announced by Education Minister Joe McHugh, saying they represent something “that we have been waiting for for a long time”.

Mon, 12 Aug, 2019

Don’t be down on dyslexia - pupils need support

Helen O’Callaghan reports on how pupils need support 

Fri, 01 Dec, 2017

Margaret Rooke's new book a fresh and invigorating take on dyslexia

Margaret Rooke discusses her new book, ‘Dyslexia is my Superpower’, with Catherine Shanahan.

Fri, 06 Oct, 2017

91% of teachers agree that unidentified dyslexia damages children’s self-esteem

The Dyslexia Association of Ireland has released findings from its latest research survey on the experience of dyslexia in Ireland to mark Ireland’s Dyslexia Awareness Week 2017.

Sun, 01 Oct, 2017

Dear Sir... Readers' Views (15/06/16)

Your letters, your view

Wed, 15 Jun, 2016

Apps can help children with dyslexia learn in a fun way

THE digital age has been a gift to people with dyslexia — estimated to be one in ten of the population of Ireland. 

Sat, 20 Feb, 2016

Correcting vision in children with dyslexia ‘unlikely to help’

Correcting vision problems in children with dyslexia is unlikely to have any effect on the condition, research has shown.

Mon, 25 May, 2015

It’s the class every school should have

A Clare school has discovered its early intervention classes for dyslexia are proving a huge success, writes Oliver Moore

Tue, 05 Feb, 2013

Mother’s homemade tool to help beat daughter’s dyslexia turns business idea

A MOTHER has turned a homemade device she designed to help her daughter cope with dyslexia into a business project that could offer the same assistance to thousands of children.

Tue, 05 Oct, 2010

Dyslexic exam waivers ‘too strict’

STUDENTS with dyslexia need wider access to exemptions that take account of their learning difficulties, a support group has claimed.

Fri, 25 Apr, 2008

Equality Authority to discuss dyslexia in the workplace

Overcoming the challenges of dyslexia in the workplace is the focus of a one-day conference taking place in Dublin today.

Sat, 20 Oct, 2007

School's out as kids raise funds for dyslexia

Primary pupils across the country get a break from schoolwork today to help raise funds for children with dyslexia.

Fri, 22 Oct, 2004