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

The challenge in determining the allocation of additional time for candidates with learning difficulties, including dyslexia, was recognised by an expert advisory group.

“Primary and secondary school were probably the hardest time of my life,” Lauren Lynch told the Irish Examiner.

A student at the Atlantic Technological University (ATU) in Mayo, Lauren’s experience of third-level education has been as different to secondary school as night and day. She does not believe much has changed since she completed her Leaving Certificate in 2018.