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Outside of classroom and grinds there are also many techniques that may be used to improve the effectiveness of your study. When developing your study timetable the following tips can help you maximise the effectiveness of your efforts.

Artists with disabilities across Westmeath have been invited to apply for a grant to progress their work, it was revealed this week.

Welcome to the October monthly column on our brains, what interferes with their function, and how technology can help overcome problems and impairments. Specific learning impairments (SLI) such as dyslexia, Asperger’s, dyspraxia, autism, and ADHD; general learning difficulties (GLD) such as poor memory, phonics, inability to process and sequence information that we hear, following directions from a teacher or a boss, grammar, word analysis, vocabulary, listening comprehension, confidence and self esteem, social interactions, learning, reading, language, speech, concentration and focus, and sentence and paragraph comprehension; and central nervous system disorders (CNSD) such as depression, schizophrenia, bipolar, stroke, TBI, PTSD, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and mild cognitive impairment can all be helped with new validated software.

WIN was set up in 2009 to provide a service to the new or unexpected unemployed and those who are under employed. WIN a not for profit organization and provides a unique service whereby members fully participate in all activities rather than being a passive observer. It is through communication, training, mentoring and networking that WIN helps and encourages members to create employment and business opportunities for themselves and others.

Avril Ivory (MSc), dean of CNM

Four Seasons Montessori pre-school is a newly built Montessori school that opened in September 2009 in Ballyheane, only 10 minutes from Castlebar.

FROM MUSIC to dance, from theatre, street performances, to exhibitions of all kinds, the Galway Arts Festival is continually seeking innovative ways to engage with its ever expanding audiences, and this year is no exception with the new addition of the First Thought Talks series.

A summer camp for students with dyslexia or dyspraxia will take place at AIT from July 2-6.

The next meeting of ÁIRC (supporting children with disabilities in Mayo) will take place on Tuesday May 15 at 8pm in Breaffy House Hotel.

Amberley Montessori, now 10 years in operation, offers a fun-filled environment which nurtures each child’s early learning and development.