Dyslexia- Identification and Understanding Difficulties associated with the diagnosis (P/PP) Workshop 1

A practical workshop examining the identifying features of dyslexia and how teachers might recognise it in the classroom. We will look at the specific difficulties associated with the diagnosis and will use basic assessments and checklists suitable for classroom and school use to help teachers plan to assess the students they teach. At the end of this workshop the participants will understand better what dyslexia feels like from the perspective of the person with dyslexia and in what areas of education and daily living the difficulties appear. A 2-part course.

Presenter Biography- Annette Ormond, Grad Dip. SEN, M. Ed ASN. B.Sc. Psychology

I am a primary teacher working in schools for the past 20 years. I have completed many different courses around educating students with Additional Needs and I have significant and varied experience in the area also working in SET, Mainstream, HSCL, Special class teaching and as a SENCO. I have worked with many different schools nationwide planning various aspects of the Continuum of Support with them and planning provision in their school for students with additional needs. I believe wholeheartedly in the difference we can make in the lives of people with many additional needs through our understanding and our knowledge. I worked with the Dyslexia Association of Ireland for eight years, as a tutor on the SNA course with UCD, and as a lecturer with Hibernia College on the Inclusion and Diversity module with the PME students. I was awarded the IATSE Testimonial and Award for excellence in Support Teaching in 2017 when studying at University College Dublin and the Louise Madigan Bursary Award for research in education in 2021. I worked as a member of the ILSA Executive Committee.