This Webinar is designed for Parents of students with dyslexia in second level and 5th & 6th Classes 

Many parents of students with dyslexia struggle to know how to support the student at second level as the challenges are different to those experienced at primary level and the present Covid crisis has exacerbated this.    This presentation aims to give practical help and advice.

The topics addressed include:

• How dyslexia affects the student at second level
• How to support the student in the following areas
  • Organisation
  • Note-taking
  • Memory and Learning
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Spelling and Vocabulary.
• Key educational choices such as subject choice, language exemptions etc.
• Resources such as useful websites.

Bio of Presenter - Wyn McCormack

Wyn McCormack worked as guidance counsellor and special education teacher as well as being the parent of three sons with dyslexia.  She has designed and presented courses on dyslexia for teachers, parents and students since 1996.   She is the author of the Factsheets on Dyslexia at Second Level (2014), Lost for Words 3^rd Ed. 2007, and co-author of Dyslexia, an Irish Perspective 2^nd Ed 2010.