On October 14th Robbie Meredith, BBC News NI Education Correspondent, reported on problems with the support for pupils with dyslexia in Northern Ireland schools, with the EA revealing that almost 200 children are currently on a waiting list for "direct intervention". This mirrors the current situation in England and Wales with pupils waiting years for support there. He quoted Kate McKeown, the mother of a dyslexic child who has told Stormont’s Education Committee;

“…that seeking support and help for her son left her stressed out of her mind. She said that it took years to get her son literacy support from the Education Authority (EA) and that he is in P7 now and still can't spell more than three-letter words.”