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Dyslexia : an Irish perspective / Mary Ball, Anne Hughes and Wyn McCormack.

By: Ball, M. (Mary) [author.].
Contributor(s): Hughes, Anne, 1943- [author.] | McCormack, Wyn [author.] | Dyslexia Association of Ireland.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dublin : Dyslexia Association of Ireland, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Description: ix, 263 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780956849106.Subject(s): Dyslexia | Dyslexic children -- Education | Dyslexics -- IrelandDDC classification: 618.928553
Contents:
Defining dyslexia -- Screening, assessment and interventions -- Provision in the Irish school system -- Dyslexia-the early years -- The child at home-family matters -- The primary school child-child development -- Coping at second level-educational choices -- Coping at second level-study skills -- Dyslexia and mathematics -- Computers and information technology -- Continuing education -- Adults with dyslexia -- Frequently asked questions -- Conclusion.
Summary: This book is written for students and adults with dyslexia in Ireland and their parents and teachers. It aims to highlight the importance of recognising dyslexia and dealing with it. Dyslexia is a learning difficulty that may affect up to 10% of the population and is being increasingly recognized by the Department of Education and Science with initiatives such as the Task Force on Dyslexia which reported in 2001 and the publication in 2005 of the CD ROM Understanding Dyslexia.
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General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 618.928553 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Checked out 12/10/2026 00163991
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Defining dyslexia -- Screening, assessment and interventions -- Provision in the Irish school system -- Dyslexia-the early years -- The child at home-family matters -- The primary school child-child development -- Coping at second level-educational choices -- Coping at second level-study skills -- Dyslexia and mathematics -- Computers and information technology -- Continuing education -- Adults with dyslexia -- Frequently asked questions -- Conclusion.

This book is written for students and adults with dyslexia in Ireland and their parents and teachers. It aims to highlight the importance of recognising dyslexia and dealing with it. Dyslexia is a learning difficulty that may affect up to 10% of the population and is being increasingly recognized by the Department of Education and Science with initiatives such as the Task Force on Dyslexia which reported in 2001 and the publication in 2005 of the CD ROM Understanding Dyslexia.

CIT Module EDUC 7009 - Supplementary reading.