Additional Resources/References
Some Other Sources
Some Irish on-line Sources
- 'Understanding Dyslexia - A Guide for Schools'. The information and resources in this section provide information, practical support and guidance for parents and teachers in relation to supporting and teaching children with dyslexia. These are the outcome of a project implemented by a working group that was established by the Special Education Co-ordination Committee of the North-South Ministerial Council. This body co-ordinates joint action in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the area of special education. These resources were originally distributed to schools in 2004 in CD and DVD format. Click here for an on-line version of the contents of 'Understanding Dyslexia - A Guide for Schools'.
- Dyslexia: How to identify it and What to do, by Dyslexia International and available as an SESS eLearning course - Click here for SESS eLearning Courses
- Special Educational Needs Cross-Border Professional Exchange Programme (2006) Inclusive Dyslexia Friendly Practice, Monaghan: Special Educational Needs Cross-Border Professional Exchange Programme, dowload from: Click here for the Project page and link to Dyslexia document
- Curriculum Development Unit Mary Immaculate College (2001) Neart: An Information Booklet for Resource/Special Needs Teachers. Available from Mary Immaculate College, Limerick - http://www.mic.ul.ie
- Department of Education and Science (DES) (2001) Learning Support Guidelines, download from: Click here for Learning Support Guidelines (PDF, .4 Mb)
- Department of Education and Science (DES) (2002) Report of the Task Force on Dyslexia, Click here to download (PDF, 532 kb)
- Dyslexia Association of Ireland, website: http://www.dyslexia.ie/
- 'Dyslexia Toolkit: A Resource for Students and their Tutors', by Vicki Goodwin and Bonita Thomson (Open University, 2004). This ‘Toolkit’ looks at various strategies that can facilitate the pupil with dyslexia in terms of developing study and revision skills [click here to download, PDF, 764Kb]
- The British Dyslexia Association: http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/
- SESS ON-line Book Borrowing Library - click here for SESS Book Borrowing Library
- Augur, J. (1996) ‘This book Doesn’t Make Sens, Cens, Sns, Scens, Sense’ (Living and Learning with Dyslexia), London: Whurr Publishers Ltd.
- Ball, M., Hughes, A. and McCormack, W. (2006) Dyslexia: An Irish Perspective, Dublin: Blackhall Publishing.
- Department of Education and Science (DES) (1993) Report of the Special Education Review Committee (SERC), Dublin: Stationery Office.
- MacKay, N. (2005) Removing Dyslexia as a Barrier to Achievement: The Dyslexia Friendly Schools Toolkit, Wakefield: SEN Marketing.
- Mellers, C. (2002) Identifying and Supporting the Dyslexic Child (rev. edn), Scunthorpe: Desktop Publications.
- Moseley, D. (ed.) (1998) ACE Spelling Dictionary: Find Words Quickly and Improve Your Spelling, Bayside, NY: LDA.
- Moseley, D. and Singleton, G. (1998) ACE Spelling Activities: Photocopy Masters for Use with the ACE Spelling Dictionary, Bayside, NY: LDA. 13 Ott, P. (1997) How to Detect and Manage Dyslexia: A Reference and Resource Manual, Oxford: Heinemann.
- Reason, R. and Boote, R. (1994) Helping Children with Reading and Spelling: A Special Needs Manual, London: RoutledgeFalmer.
- Shaywitz, S. (2005), Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level, New York: Vintage Books.
- Westwood, P. (2007) Commonsense Methods for Children with Special Educational Needs (5th edn), London: RoutledgeFalmer.
- Winebrenner, S. (1996), Teaching Kids with Learning Difficulties in the Regular Classroom, London: RoutledgeFalmer.
- 'Dyslexia in primary school: Planning and implementing appropriate teaching interventions'
'The following is a copy of the presentation delivered, and handouts distributed, at the ILSA Conference in September 2006 [PDF - 791 KB]. - Early Primary School Ages 3-5 Years: Some Indicators and Strategies [PDF - 96 KB]
- Early Primary School Signs Ages 5-7 Years: Some Indicators and Strategies [PDF - 90 KB]
- Primary School Signs Ages 7-12: Some Indicators and Strategies MS Word [PDF - 90 KB]
- Cross Border Publications: Inclusive Dyslexia Practice [PDF - 4 MB]
- Ideas for Dyslexia-Friendly Presentation (PDF - 261 KB)
- Great Graphic Organisers! (PDF - 92 KB)
- Helping Pupils with Reading (PDF - 166 KB)
- Difficulties with memory and organisation (PDF - 76 KB)
- Poor reading comprehension (PDF - 77 KB)
- Slow, inaccurate reading (PDF - 76 KB)
- Spelling (PDF - 90 KB)
- Written Language (PDF - 90 KB)
- Writing Frame – Contrast Genre (PDF - 45 KB)
- Writing Frame – Explanation Genre (PDF - 46 KB)
- Writing Frame – Persuasion Genre (PDF - 47 KB)
- Writing Frame – Recount Genre (PDF - 44 KB)
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