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Learning differently: Leaving Cert student with dyslexia

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Against a backdrop of calls for students with dyslexia to be given extra time during State exams, one Dublin pupil has explained why she feels it is necessary.

The 18-year-old was diagnosed with dyslexia when she was in fifth class.

"I’d be quite a slow reader, but it doesn’t mean I can’t read. So, it would take me a couple of reads to comprehend what I’m actually reading," Lucy added.It affects approximately one in ten people and occurs on a spectrum, with some people mildly affected and others more severely. It points out that In Ireland, extra time in exams is available"as standard" for dyslexic students at third level.

She told politicians that some students may"use" the extra time to"gain an advantage", clarifying she does not mean students with"special educational needs".

 

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