HC Deb 01 November 1990 vol 178 c636W
Mr. Beggs

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many teachers in Northern Ireland have had specialist training to enable them to assist in developing the full potential of children suffering from dyslexia.

Mr. Needham

Dyslexia can describe a variety of specific learning difficulties experienced by children. All courses of initial teacher training include an element designed to enable students to develop the capacity to identify and deal with pupils with learning difficulties.