Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am delighted that the NCSE emphasises the central role of the teacher, particularly at second level. It is impossible to get through to some second level subject teachers who do not understand learning difficulties. Common comments from these teachers would be that the child is distracting others from the learning process, unaware that the child might suffer from ADD, specific learning difficulties or receptive language difficulties. There is a reason the child is distracting others from the learning process. Ms Griffin was spot on when she said the child with those needs deserves the attention of the most skilled person in the room. She said that continuous professional development would be made mandatory. How will that be done?