Dyslexia at Senior Primary & Post Primary
Course Overview
Discover comprehensive insights into Dyslexia to empower you to provide better support for the children in your school.
Learning Outcomes: Participants will:
- Understand exactly what Dyslexia is.
- Understand how Dyslexia can affect students at second level.
- Discover practical strategies and resources to help deal with organisation, reading, spelling and vocabulary, writing, memory learning, notetaking and self esteem.
About the Author
Wyn McCormack
Wyn McCormack worked as a guidance counsellor and special education teacher in St. David’s School, Greystones. She is the parent of three sons with Dyslexia. She has designed and presented courses on Dyslexia for teachers, parents and students since the early 1990’s. To date she has delivered in-service courses to staff in 180 schools across all counties as well as many zoom courses for teachers and SNAs through the Education Support Centre network.
She is the author of Factsheets on Dyslexia at Second Level (2014 and updated many times). Her other publications include Lost for Words, a Practical Guide to Dyslexia at Second-level 3rd Ed. 2007 and co-author of Dyslexia, an Irish Perspective 2nd Ed 2010.
In 2025 she published 9 YouTube videos on dyslexia at second level which are available for free, online.
Course Access & Certification
Access & Dates:
This course is now open for enrolments.
Enrolment lasts for 90 days from the day of purchase.
Certification:
This course is NOT approved for E.P.V. certification by the Department of Education and Youth.
A certificate of completion is downloadable upon successful course completion.
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