KILCOMMON N.S, TINAHELY, CO. WICKLOW      TEL : 0402-38192       E-MAIL : info@kilcommon.net
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      • National Parents Council
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      • Dyslexia - Tips for Parents - Primary Aged
      • suggested Apps
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      • Primary Online Database
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      • PTA Constitution
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      • Léitheoireacht 3rd
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      • Poetry
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      • Baking Time >
        • 3rd class cooks
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      • Léitheoireacht 2nd
      • 1st & 2nd Field Trips.
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      • Art work
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      • Puppet Theatre
    • Junior & Senior Infants >
      • Art work
    • Need help with work? click here >
      • Jolly Phonics
      • Maths help!
      • Gaeilge homework help
      • Grammar help!
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      • Reading Comprehension
      • Maths tips
      • Reading tips
      • Maths. Problem of the Week.
    • Website Links
  • Activities
    • Creative schools initiative
    • School Tours >
      • 5th & 6th class trip to Dublin
      • Avoca Manor
      • School Tour - Zoo
      • Junior & Senior Infant Tour
      • Seal Sanctuary
      • Croke Park Trip.
    • History Activities >
      • Proclamation Day
      • David Swift World Ward ii
      • A day with an historian
    • SPHE initiatives >
      • Friendship Month
      • Healthy Eating Cookery Course
    • Science Activities >
      • Early Spring Cheer.
      • Eanna Ni Lamhna
      • FARM SAFETY visit
      • Primary Science Fair >
        • RDS PRIMARY SCIENCE FAIR 2018
        • RDS PRIMARY SCIENCE FAIR 2017
        • RDS PRIMARY SCIENCE FAIR 2016
        • RDS PRIMARY SCIENCE FAIR 2015
        • RDS Primary Science Fair 2020
      • Wicklow Mountain National Parks.
      • Green Schools >
        • Green Schools in 2017
        • Earth Day
        • World Climate Day
        • Recycled Battery challenge
        • Competition winners
        • Global Citizenship and Energy
        • Green Schools Committee
        • Walk for Water
      • PURE project
      • A day with a wood turner
    • ART activities >
      • Community Colouring Competitions.
      • Credit Union art and quizes
      • Doodle 4 Google
      • 'Heads Up' Art Exhibition
      • Nest Building 1st & 2nd class
      • The Courhouse Arts Centre
    • MUSIC Activities >
      • Music Generation
      • PEACE PROMS
      • Watering Hole Project
    • English Activities >
      • World Book Week. >
        • world book day ideas
      • Reading Buddies
      • Spelling Bee
    • PE Activities >
      • Dancing with Declan
      • Skip Hop
      • ACTIVE WEEK.
      • Team Kilcommon, Equestrian.
      • Sports
    • Friendship raps 2019
    • Junior Entrepreneur
    • Christmas >
      • Christmas Events.
    • Fundraising >
      • Drama events >
        • Halloween
        • 'Robin Hood'
      • Pyjama pancake day.
      • Cheerios Breakfast.
Below are some helpful links and Information for Parents/Guardians of Children and Young People with Specific Learning Disabilities (including dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia)
NCSE  National Council for Special Education Click here to link
NEPS. National Educational Psychological Service.  Click here to link   
Topics covered include;
  1. Supporting children with a specific learning difficulty (dyslexia).  Dyslexia tips.
  2. Some Irish related resources for working with students who are exceptionally ableHome
  3. Homework plan for senior primary / lower post-primary pupils.
  4. Homework tips for parents of primary school children.
  5. Shared / Paired reading at home.
  6. Tips for parents developing children's Self Esteem.
  7. Developing Social Skills - strategies for teachers and parents.
PARENTS
The Department of Education website
Tinahely and Carnew Union of Parishes website
Tinahely.ie website
Starfall- online books for junior classes. These are based on sounds- click on the word to hear it out loud!
Oxford owl books - Browse through over 250 e-books to find the right book.
dyslexia.ie - Supporting children and adults with dyslexia
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