By Goh Chin Lian, Senior Political Correspondent

THE Education Ministry is bringing teachers trained in learning difficulties into the schools next year, to coach pupils with dyslexia in reading and spelling.

The ministry has, for a start, identified three primary schools that will also serve dyslexic pupils from nearby schools, said Education Minister Ng Eng Hen at a conference on dyslexia on Saturday.

The primary schools - Zhenghua, Ahmad Ibrahim and Gan Eng Seng - will also work with parents to help them understand their children's needs and the intervention programmes offered by the non-profit Dyslexia Association of Singapore.

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