Dyslexia support in the Republic of Ireland

Main articles: Dyslexia and Management of dyslexia

In the Republic of Ireland, people with dyslexia, especially school children, can benefit from a range of support techniques including additional one-to-one literacy support from specialist teachers,^[1] computer tools with text-to-speech, spelling correction and word prediction; coloured glasses, and many other methods.^[2] The techniques chosen for an individual vary according to their particular conditions. People in Northern Ireland are aided by the service available from Dyslexia support in the United Kingdom.

Mainstream education

Classroom aids

Depending on the level of impairment, students may be offered support from a Special Needs Assistant.

Irish language exemption

Irish is a compulsory subject in general. Students with dyslexia can claim an exemption in order to focus on English language study.^[3]

Examinations

Students who require support for state exams (scribes or word processors) can apply under the Reasonable Accommodation in the Certificate Examinations (Race) scheme.^[1] Up to 9,000 students required this support in 2015.^[1]

Third level

Students with disabilities are given additional support and access routes to colleges and universities under the scheme Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) scheme.^[4] Dyslexia is recognised as specific learning difficulty (SLD) under the scheme.^[4] Some institutions reserve places for these students which might end up being offered to candidates with lower points than the standard CAO cut-off.

References

1 2 3 McGuire, Peter (24 November 2015). "A Testing System for Students with Difficulties". Archived from the original on 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2016 – via Highbeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
↑ "Dyslexia". Special Education Support Service. 2015. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
↑ "Irish Exemption". Department of Education and Skills. 2015. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
1 2 Donnelly, Katherine (10 November 2016). "Easing the path to college for dyslexic students". Retrieved 29 November 2016.

General
conditions

Speech and language impairments / communication disorders	Expressive language disorder Infantile speech Landau–Kleffner syndrome Language disorder Lisp Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder Specific language impairment Speech and language impairment Speech disorder Speech error Speech sound disorder Stammering Tip of the tongue

Scholastic skills/ learning disorder	Developmental dyslexia Dyscalculia Dysgraphia (Disorder of written expression)

Motor function	Developmental coordination disorder Developmental verbal dyspraxia also known as Childhood apraxia of speech

Other	Auditory processing disorder Sensory processing disorder

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