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27 Mr. Crowley asked the Minister for Education if she will give details of the research carried out by her Department into the problem of dyslexia; the number of (a) school going primary pupils and (b) school going second level pupils who have dyslexic disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
28 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Education if she will give details of the research carried out by her Department into the problem of dyslexia; the number of (a) school going primary pupils and (b) school going second level pupils who have dyslexic problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
30 Mr. Doyle asked the Minister for Education if she will give details of the research carried out by her Department into the problem of dyslexia; the number of (a) school going primary pupils and (b) school going second level pupils who have dyslexic problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
57 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education if she will give details of the research carried out by her Department into the problem of dyslexia; the number of (a) school going primary pupils and (b) school going second level pupils who have dyslexic problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
75 Mr. Crowley asked the Minister for Education if she will give details of the research carried out by her Department into the problem of dyslexia; the number of (a) school going primary pupils and (b) school going second level pupils who have dyslexic problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
79 Mr. Doyle asked the Minister for Education if she will give details of the research carried out by her Department into the problem of dyslexia; the number of (a) school going primary pupils and (b) school going second level pupils who have dyslexic problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
82 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she will give details of the research carried out by her Department into the problem of dyslexia; the number of (a) school going primary pupils and (b) school going second level pupils who have dyslexic problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 27, 28, 30, 57, 75, 79 and 82 together.
My Department do not have details of the exact number of primary and second-level pupils who have reading disabilities sometimes referred to as dyslexia. There is no single test which can diagnose it as being different from the many other causes of reading disabilities.
In any random sample of the school population, it would be expected that up to 10 per cent — 13 per cent of children would have a disability in reading at some stage of their career, through a variety of causes.
The educational needs of children with reading disabilities can best be met within the ordinary school system, employing a variety of approaches to suit individual needs, with the help, where appropriate, of remedial teachers.
