The Minister of Education, Sports and Youth Mr Prodromos Prodromou had a meeting today at the Ministry with President Mr. Thomas Antoniou and the Secretary of the Pancyprian Association for Dyslexia, Mrs. Eugenia Stylianou.
During the meeting, issues concerning the attendance and rights of pupils with dyslexia were discussed.
First of all, the Minister thanked the Association for the close cooperation with the Ministry and the local schools in order to achieve the common goal of smooth integration and attendance of children with dyslexia and the provision of all adaptations and facilities according to their objective needs, as well as the provision of specialized education.
He also informed about the new planning that is currently being developed and is expected to be completed within the month regarding the overall attendance of children with disabilities and/or learning problems, with the operation of the Special Education Assessment Centre in particular and the improvement of time frames, as well as the effective management of delays observed.
For their part, the heads of the Association presented some issues faced by students with dyslexia and made recommendations for the implementation of the new planning.
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