The brain structure of a dyslexic child could be different to that of a youngster without the condition. The structural connectivity of a dyslexic child’s brain could be different to that of a typically developed child, a new study has suggested. Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty that primarily affects the skills involved in the […]
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When children with disabilities and learning difficulties such as dyslexia begin school, their behaviour tends to get worse, a new study has suggested. The latest data comes from the Millennium Cohort Study, in which researchers from the Institute of Education, the London School of Economics (LSE) and the National Children’s Bureau analysed information on around
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The development of language during infancy could be determined by genetic factors, new research has suggested. At around ten to 15 months of age, infants begin to produce words, with their range of vocabulary increasing as they grow older. Typically, a child will have a vocabulary of 50,000 words by the time they finish secondary
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The government has announced a new £30 million fund for more than 1,800 special educational needs (SEN) champions to support families through the new SEN process which comes into place in September 2014. Changes to the support available for children with SEN will include replacing SEN statements and learning disability assessments with new birth-to-25 Education,
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