Training and support is provided within the overall inservice provision for remedial education. Courses are supported and directly funded by the in-career development unit of my Department. Course syllabi include training in the diagnosis and identification of reading difficulties and in appropriate techniques for remediation. In particular, there is a focus on the problem of specific learning difficulties, including dyslexia, in relation to diagnosis and pedagogy.
Many shorter courses for remedial and other interested teachers in specific learning difficulties have been supported financially by my Department. They have been provided mainly through the network of education centres, through teachers' organisations and through the programme of summer courses for primary teachers.