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

More than 7,000 people have so far signed a petition launched this week calling on the SEC to introduce extra time for dyslexic students. File picture: Gavin Browne

Ireland is an outlier in not allowing dyslexic students extra time in State examinations, prompting calls to “help level the playing field”.

The Dyslexia Association of Ireland is calling on the State Examinations Commission (SEC) to urgently review its reasonable accommodations policy for dyslexic students.