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

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Difficulties in learning languages

I’m writing concerning a recent newspaper report on students with Irish exemptions taking additional languages. This article and subsequent media commentary was quite misleading and hurtful to students with Irish exemptions. One of our members [of the Dyslexia Association of Ireland] said “the accusation that my daughter is cheating the system just to avoid Irish was very hurtful and shows such a lack of understanding towards children who are struggling with a learning disability”.