Parents wishing to enrol children for Offaly DAI workshops for children with dyslexia are invited to join us at St Mary’s Youth Centre this coming Monday for an introduction to the workshops, meet the Offaly DAI Branch staff and tutors.
Admission to the workshops is at the discretion of our Programme Co-Ordinator based on your child’s specific [...]
The Offaly Branch of the Dyslexia Association of Ireland welcomes the opportunity for parents of sixth class pupils to attend a talk on making the transition from primary to secondary school. A joint venture, between the Offaly Branch of the DAI and Geashill National School the talk will start at 5.30pm this evening, Monday 12th April [...]
Parents & Supporters of the Offaly Branch of the DAI are reminded that with Spring finally here(?) the days are lengthening and so are opportunities to raise funds…
Formerly known as the Offaly Dyslexia Group, we ran an information/flag day in July of last year and have been collecting unused/unwanted stamps for resale. These are only two [...]
Course For Parents:
Venue: Mercer Hotel, Mercer St., Dublin 2. (behind Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre).
Dates: Wednesday 24th February and 3rd March, 2010.
Time: 7.00 – 9.30 pm each evening.
This course will take place over two evenings. Topics covered will include:
* Understanding Dyslexia.
* Understanding the assessment report.
* Accessing support in school, e.g. learning support, Irish exemption, exam accommodations.
* Practical [...]
Hi Folks! Sorry about the long absence of posting here on the Offaly Dyslexia Group Website. We’ve been rushed off our feet since we opened our doors at the end of September…
As you already know, our numbers of workshop participants have grown dramatically and so has our tutorial staff! Recently we welcomed Ms Fiona Murtagh to [...]
On Monday 28th September, The Offaly Dyslexia Group finally landed on their feet – and this time they were running! The original eleven children and two of our original tutors were joined by an additional seven children plus two new tutors.
Following enrolment and a short talk by group chairman David Walsh, programme co-ordinator Elaine Loughman welcomed [...]
Congratulations to Miguel Martino Daly and Aisling Walsh from Offaly were chosen from amongst over 3,000 entries to become published authors. Sponsored by Londis; ‘Write Up My Street’ is a collection of thirty assorted short stories to be sold in support of Barnardo’s – The Children’s Charity.
Fergus Finlay CEO of Barnardo’s is quoted as saying “…Barnardo’s [...]
The Offaly Dyslexia Group looks forward to celebrating the opening of its doors next Monday evening, 28th September 2009 at 5pm. Following the success of our first term we look forward to welcoming back our original eleven children and enrolling an additional five children.
The new term will run for a period of thirteen weeks, observing all [...]
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Offaly Dyslexia Group is no longer in a position to meet with parents wishing to enrol their children on Monday 14th September as originally planned.
Members of the Offaly Dyslexia Group committee are beavering away behind the scenes in an effort to resolve this. Once we are able to confirm [...]
Recently the Offaly Dyslexia Group were required to return a progress report to one of our benefactors, ie the Community Foundation for Ireland.
One of the recommended points to be addressed was “What had we learned from our experience?” Initially this was a difficult question to answer, if one considers just how much we have learned since [...]
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