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Friday, July 27, 2007
Fast forward for slow learners - Denise Ryan, the Age Australia
Can online programs really re-wire the brains of children with learning difficulties? Denise Ryan investigates. Many students with learning difficulties are either not identified or are misdiagnosed by teachers as being lazy or having behavioural problems, according to speech pathologists and education experts. Recent brain science research shows the brain is more "plastic" and changeable than previously thought, indicating that students with learning difficulties can be helped in new ways.
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