Malta Dyslexia Association

13/06/2026

Further to our previous post, MDA is also pleased to report its participation in the European Dyslexia Association's 2026 General Assembly, held last week (...👀Another photo, another challenge – can you spot the two MDA representatives this time?!).

We are especially pleased to announce that MDA Secretary Prof Ruth Falzon has been re-elected as a member of the EDA Board. We congratulate Prof Falzon on this achievement and look forward to her continued contribution to the Association's efforts to strengthen collaboration and promote the interests of the dyslexic community across Europe. 🎉

Thanks to the members who participated in our 2026 General Assembly held online on Saturday June 6, 2026. The Board reported on actions over the past year, presenting details on the work of the sub-committees as well as the financial report.
At the General Assembly, the members ratified 4 new member applications and we welcome these organisations to the EDA network - they are:
• Trenca-dis Asociación de Dislexia y otras DEA de la Comunidad Valenciana – SPAIN.
• Learning Difficulties (A Project of FFT Insani Yardaim Vakfi) – TURKEY.
• Centre d'Estudi i Tractament de Dislèxia Montserrat Estil-les SL – SPAIN.
• MENTHORAI S.r.l. Startup Innovativa Società Benefit – ITALY.

In addition, the election of new Board members was held, and all 4 nominees were elected. We thank them for their voluntary commitment to supporting EDA over their board term. The elected Board members are:
• Ruth Falzon – Nominated by the Malta Dyslexia Association (MALTA).
• Concepcion el Chami – Nominated by Dyslexiques de France (FRANCE).
• Luisa Lopez – Nominated by Associazione Italiana Dislessia (ITALY).
• Lynn Lovell – Nominated by British Dyslexia Association (UK).

We concluded the General Assembly hearing from members who shared updates about actions and news from their countries. The draft Minutes will be shared with all our member organisations very soon.

13/06/2026

👀 Can you spot the three MDA representatives who joined this morning’s European Dyslexia Association's Members Forum on Teacher Training?

We are grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this important discussion alongside delegates from across Europe. While our countries and contexts may differ, we share many common challenges and, above all, a collective commitment to doing all we can to improve support for the dyslexic community, both locally and beyond.

Thank you to the EDA for bringing us together for such a valuable exchange of insights, perspectives and good practices!

A heartfelt thank you to all the member delegates who joined this morning's Members Forum on Teacher Training. Sharing national and regional perspectives gave participants valuable insight into the practices and strategies driving improvements. One clear takeaway: many countries face the same challenges. Training on dyslexia and neurodiversity is often not mandatory (neither in initial teacher education nor in continuous professional development) and quality assurance of existing training remains a concern. It's also clear that Dyslexia Associations are frequently leading the way: driving advocacy while also directly providing the training and resources educators need to upskill. A full report of today's exchange will be shared with all EDA members soon.

08/06/2026

Thank you to Times of Malta for once again highlighting the challenges surrounding inclusion in our classrooms. MDA truly welcomes the attention given to this important issue and looks forward to continued dialogue and action to ensure every student receives the support they deserve.

We see these challenges as opportunities for improvement and look forward to collaborating with stakeholders to build a more inclusive and effective educational environment for all.

Schools generally accommodate cultural diversity and mild learning difficulties, but continue to face significant challenges in including students with severe disabilities

05/06/2026

We are pleased to see another important article on inclusive education published by Times of Malta - a timely reminder that true inclusion is, and should be treated as, a national priority.

Quality childcare means supporting all children, not just most children, writes Jefflyn Grech

04/06/2026

🌿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 [Set 3 of 4] – 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

As learners progress through the Junior Years, the demands of literacy increase and the need for coordinated, inclusive support becomes even more apparent. For this reason, the 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 in our 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀’ 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 focus on the essential structures, practices, and partnerships needed to help learners with dyslexia thrive during this critical stage of their educational journey.

These recommendations highlight the importance of strengthening learner voice, enhancing collaboration between professionals, and ensuring coherent monitoring of literacy provision across the education system. When implemented together with the report’s 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 - and appropriately linked to the Early and Secondary Years recommendations to ensure continuity – this can make all the difference in children’s education and wellbeing.

📣 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 – coming soon!
🔗Links to the Full Report and Executive Summary in comments.


𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘢 𝘋𝘺𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘢 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘺𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘢 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘐𝘚09-2025 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦 (𝘚𝘐𝘚), 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘢 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 (𝘔𝘊𝘝𝘚), 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 (𝘔𝘐𝘝). 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘊𝘝𝘚.

04/06/2026

🌿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 [Set 3 of 4] – 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

As learners progress through the Junior Years, the demands of literacy increase and the need for coordinated, inclusive support becomes even more apparent. For this reason, the 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 in our 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀’ 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 focus on the essential structures, practices, and partnerships needed to help learners with dyslexia thrive during this critical stage of their educational journey.

These recommendations highlight the importance of strengthening learner voice, enhancing collaboration between professionals, and ensuring coherent monitoring of literacy provision across the education system. When implemented together with the report’s 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 - and appropriately linked to the Early and Secondary Years recommendations to ensure continuity – this can make all the difference in children’s education and wellbeing.

📣 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 – coming soon!
🔗Links to the Full Report and Executive Summary in comments.



𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘢 𝘋𝘺𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘢 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘺𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘢 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘐𝘚09-2025 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦 (𝘚𝘐𝘚), 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘢 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 (𝘔𝘊𝘝𝘚), 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 (𝘔𝘐𝘝). 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘊𝘝𝘚.

04/06/2026

#𝗖𝗥𝗣𝗗𝟮𝟬 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻: 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗜𝘁 𝗢𝘂𝗿𝘀

Twenty years after the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the International Disability Alliance is celebrating the progress achieved, reflecting on the challenges that remain, and looking ahead to the future we want to build together.

As they aptly state, “𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴.”

MDA shares this commitment to promoting inclusion, accessibility, and equal opportunities for persons with dyslexia and for all individuals with disabilities and differences – whether seen or unseen.

03/06/2026

We are delighted to also see our Experts' Report featured on Newsbook Malta. Let's keep the conversation going!

📰 Article link: https://newsbook.com.mt/en/dyslexia-specialists-demand-radical-overhaul-and-end-to-failure-first-rules/
🔗 Full Report and Executive Summary available in comments

A landmark report compiled by 26 local dyslexia specialists has exposed deep systemic failures across the Maltese education system, warning that rigid curriculum pacing, severe staff shortages, and a punitive university entry concession model are actively harming the mental health and academic prosp...