Dear Colleagues,
I have been overwhelmed, and very touched, by the number of people that responded to my post last week regarding students with dyslexia. To date I have received more than 20 responses, all of them filled with advice, suggestions, programs, links, apps,
books, and other ‘tricks of the trade’ to support students with this condition. Many also provided personal accounts of working with dyslexic students, success stories, offers to assist, and forwarding of my email to support services at their university for
further follow up. Among those that responded were Ph.D. Students, early career researchers, heads of schools, Deans, student support centres, and even a couple of graduate students with dyslexia offering to be mentors to my student.
THANK YOU ALL for such a fantastically helpful response! My student is ecstatic that he is not alone, and that this is indeed a more common phenomenon than he had thought. I am likewise so very grateful for the positive nature of the responses and the
personal stories that many of you shared with me.
I may, if there is interest, put together a list of resources based on the responses received, which may be of help to others in the community.
Thanking you all again, with my deepest thanks,
Yvonne McNulty
Dear Colleagues,
I have an undergraduate student in my class this semester with dyslexia. He is a bright and motivated young adult (early 20’s) whom my School (and I) strongly believe will be an excellent business graduate. The student in question was diagnosed with dyslexia
in his early teens and successfully completed high school/matriculated into University, albeit some years behind his peers.
The student has just commenced the business program (first year, first semester) and, while he is currently receiving university-provided educational support for completing course-based assignments, he will be needing additional support during exams (for
handwriting exam answers). The head of school is currently thinking through appropriate solutions, and we would be grateful for advice and suggestions from those in the AIB community re how to successfully address the particular learning needs of the student
in question. Suggestions as to websites, books, reading material, practical support and other approaches would be most welcome.
Our deepest thanks in advance for your help,
Yvonne McNulty
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