Exploring children's difficulties with language and literacy - Audio

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What happens if children aren’t making progress with language and literacy, and what sort of learning impairments might be the cause? How can the study of children’s thinking help us to understand these learning difficulties? This album offers insights into some of the problems faced by children with the developmental disorders dyslexia, poor comprehension and specific language impairment. In the main audio tracks, educators, therapists and researchers explore why children might have lan...

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Tackling dyslexia

Dec 4th, 2009 3:31 AM

Education expert Sir Jim Rose reflects on some of the issues emerging from his report 'Identifying and Teaching Children and Young People with Dyslexia and Literacy Difficulties'.

Poor comprehenders

Dec 4th, 2009 3:30 AM

Post-doctoral researcher Paula Clarke describes some of the learning difficulties faced by poor comprehenders.

Reading for meaning

Dec 4th, 2009 3:29 AM

Post-doctoral researcher Dr Paula Clarke describes the York 'Reading for meaning' project, designed to help poor comprehenders.

Specific language impairment

Dec 4th, 2009 3:28 AM

Speech and language therapist Dr Susan Ebbels talks about the process of identification and assessment of children with SLI, and the usefulness of SLI as a diagnostic category. Susan works at Moor House School, a specialist school for children with primary language impairments aged 7-16 years.

Research and intervention

Dec 4th, 2009 3:27 AM

Speech and language therapist Dr Susan Ebbels talks about the relationship between research and intervention in relation to specific learning impairment. Susan works at Moor House School, a specialist school for children with primary language impairments aged 7-16 years.

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