About Dyslexia Donegal
What we do
The Donegal Dyslexia Specialist offers professional and personalised support to children aged 7 – 15 experiencing reading, spelling or writing difficulties. We cater for children with or without a dyslexia diagnosis. Services offered include literacy assessments and reports, tailored and personalised tuition and parent consultations. A portfolio showcasing expertise in areas of literacy assessment and tuition may be viewed.
The Donegal Dyslexia Specialist
- Holds a Master of Education (MEd) in Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia) at Dublin City University.
- Is an Associate Member of the British Dyslexia Association (AMBDA). With AMBDA status, the dyslexia specialist teacher is internationally recognised to undertake dyslexia assessment and specialist teaching.
- Has attained an Assessment Practising Certificate (APC) through the BDA, a SASC (SpLD Assessment Standards Committee) approved professional association.
- Has completed Dyslexia for Primary Level Teachers online training with Dyslexia Ireland.
- Has 25 years teaching experience as a Primary School teacher, 11 years working with children with literacy difficulties and dyslexia in a Special Education capacity.
- Is a Member of Dyslexia Specialists Ireland (DSI), Dyslexia Ireland and The Literacy Association of Ireland (LAI).
- Is a member of the Teaching Council
Services - Assessments and Reports,Tuition and Consultation
Literacy Report
The Donegal Dyslexia Specialist Teacher has advanced knowledge, practical competencies and expertise in evidence-informed literacy assessment.
Assessments carried out in phonological awareness and processing, single word reading, reading accuracy, fluency and comprehension, spelling, writing form and content.
Literacy strengths and weaknesses profile drawn up.
Literacy report compiled highlighting where targeted, specialised tuition is required.
Recommendations made aligned with the unique needs of each individual student.
Personalised, tailored and targeted tuition programme developed and implemented addressing the child’s areas of literacy weakness.
Pre and post intervention consultation with parent.
Tuition
The Donegal Dyslexia Specialist Teacher has advanced knowledge, practical competencies and expertise in designing and implementing targeted, research-based interventions that cater to individual learner needs.
Personalised tuition programmes are implemented using a
structured literacy approach.
The approach is also multi-sensory and caters to the diverse learning styles of learners.
Evidence based phonics, spelling and writing programmes used.
Continuous progress monitoring, evaluation and feedback to parents during the programme.
Tuition programmes suitable for children with or without a dyslexia diagnosis.
Confidence and motivation building in a structured but enjoyable manner.
Parent Consultation
Consultation with parents is part of the assessment and tuition services. Single consultations can also be arranged offering advice on how to support your child with their literacy difficulties at home, confidence building for children with literacy difficulties and
how to talk to your child about dyslexia. We can also give information and advice on the RACE (Reasonable Accommodations at Certificate Examinations) process and types of assistive technology that can be used to help your child with their learning