Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 16 May 2024
Committee on Public Petitions
Reasonable Accommodation for Dyslexic Students in State Examinations: Discussion
Tim Lombard (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
It all takes time for the process to happen. If someone has a reading pen or if someone can read it, there is a different time in terms of the actual exam. Kids are being taught how to work the reading pen more quickly. There is pressure on them to do it. It is a fantastic tool. I am not wronging the tool. It is a wonderful instrument but it is not as fast as a person who can read it correctly. If someone is on the fourth centile and has to go through that scenario with a reading pen and if Ms Feeney is trying to tell me that is giving that person an advantage, we have a problem here.
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