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Association (GADA)
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GADA: Impact Medias Charity of the Month March 2007
Support through Inland Revenue Changes
The Inland revenue are no longer allowing parents to claim tax back on the Med 1 form for the costs of dyslexic classes.
If you have any questions on this please contact GADA at info@gada.ie, or via the contact details at the bottom of this page.
Dyslexia Articles in the media
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A proneness to becoming distracted and an inability to
filter out irrelevant information could be one of the root causes of dyslexia,
according to a new study.
The investigation by a group of university researchers suggested that children
who cannot properly distinguish data that can be ignored from important
information could have problems identifying letters and word sounds.
Anne Sperling of the National Institute of Mental Health in the US and co-author
of the study said that deep-lying problems, which affect all areas of
perception, could be at the root of dyslexia.
"It's harder to make a [language] task automatic when your categories are
fuzzier than they ought to be to begin with," Ms Sperling added.
"In terms of treatment, the results suggest that programs that foster the
development of sharper perceptual categories for letters and letter sounds might
be a good way to supplement existing dyslexia interventions."
Read full article
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GADA Who Are We, What We Do & What Are Our Aims
Galway Dyslexia association is a non-profit making charity which helps children with dyslexia. Children with dyslexia find it difficult to learn to become literate but are usually fully capable of becoming fully employable members of society with the correct help. If not given help these children may end up disillusioned very intelligent people but without qualifications, which in turn leads to problems for them and society. Schools now help some of these children but cannot help all at present.
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In 12 years in Galway Dyslexia Association has grown from seven students to around a hundred. Students can continue until leaving cert, many do very well and enter third level. |
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In Galway we provide specialist teaching for dyslexic children, courses for parents and teachers and dyslexia screening tests. |
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We provide a voluntary telephone query answer service. |
Dyslexia is something, which prevents many children from reading and learning in the normal way. It can be inherited and so it’s common for several children in one family to have to cope with this condition. Children with dyslexia who are given the correct support will overcome their reading difficulties. Many of the children we have helped have gone on to complete degrees and college courses; they are fully employed and contributing to our society.
We recognise that schools do not have the necessary resources they need to meet the needs of our dyslexic children. Our mission is to fight for help within the schooling system for these children. We also employ specially trained teachers to help with these children outside of school hours by teaching them in small groups. Click here to found out more.
GADA Profile
The Galway Dyslexia Association is affiliated to the Dyslexia Association of Ireland which is a national charity. http://www.dyslexia.ie/adult.htm
The Association
lobbies for the provision of appropriate services by the state to all dyslexic
people. It also provides:
# An information service to the
public.
# Psycho-educational assessment of
children and adults.
# The Association accepts referrals
from parents, teachers, doctors and psychologists, and will arrange testing for
anyone with a Specific Learning Disability.
# Group and individual tuition to
children.
The Association, through it's Educational Consultant, evaluates new information
and teaching methods for the remediation of Specific Learning Difficulty. It
keeps in touch with government departments, politicians and relevant
professional bodies and educational organisations.
The Association is a national source of information on Specific Learning
Disabilities. Parents and professionals are available to speak to any group
about all aspects of Specific Learning Disability. Information and literature is
available from the national office.
GADA Contact Information
Ann Owen-Jones, Clonboo, Corrandulla, Co. Galway
- Or email us with any further questions you have have concerning the association or dyslexia
- info@gada.ie
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