World
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December 2007
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December 2007
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Listening Books' New Digital Service -
provide listening books on MP3, CD, etc. to UK subscribers. |
New Zealand Dyslexia Foundation Pleased with Progress Dyslexia Project Grant Boost for Wales
Local Group Hooked on Phonics £97K Lottery Grant for Welsh Dyslexia Center Jackie Stewart Championing the Fight Against Dyslexia Assembly Members Visit College to See Dyslexia Support Slovakian Educators Coming to Chattanooga to Learn about Dyslexia Treatment Helping Those With Special Needs Don't Delay Dyslexia Diagnosis Spot the Learning Problem A Mother Gets What She Wants Mississippi Dyslexia Center Plans Open House Kuwait Dyslexia Association My Biggest Suporter Irish Counsellor's Script a Guide to Dyslexia Dyslexic Talents on Display at Christmas Party All Children Must Read at Six, says UK's David Cameron |
Damon Hill Defends Legend Jackie Stewart -
A bitter conflict between Formula One grandees raged last night after former world champion Damon Hill attacked Max Mosley, president of Formula One's ruling body, the FIA, over "insulting" remarks he allegedly made about British motor racing legend Sir Jackie Stewart. 
GMB to Consult Classroom Assistants in Northern Ireland -
GMB this morning received a final offer to resolve the long running negotiations over job evaluation issues relating to 7,000 Classroom Assistants in Northern Ireland.
There will be a re-grading of all 7,000 classroom assistant jobs in Northern Ireland . It is expected that up to 50% will be upgraded. The new rates of pay will range from £11,619 to £20,235 for full time staff depending on grade and service. 
Helping Kids Crack the Code -
How do early-elementary children learn to read? What is it that makes the proverbial light bulb go on? Increasingly, experts are in agreement: Phonics works. Kristine Beale's son Logan, now 8, was "a reluctant reader" in first grade. Beale could see that Logan was struggling. Typically an outgoing little boy, Logan would hesitate to read aloud to her as his frustration grew...
Dyslexic Woman Opens Dyslexia School -
A dyslexic woman has achieved a lifelong dream by opening a school for children with the condition. Elaine Ferguson has spent $200,000 of her own cash opening the non-for-profit facility in a former school building. Springvale Dyslexia School will teach 50 children from across East Lancashire with referrals being made through the local education authorities.
Preparing a Student with Learning Disorders for College -
My eighth-grader, Nathan, has dyslexia and ADHD. He's had IEPs (Individualized Education Plans) since second grade. While he'll never "love to read," he's good at other things. He fixes the school's computers and is very proud of that. We think he should prepare for college. Am I unrealistic to think he can handle college-track courses?.
In Time of Need -
They have been described as the forgotten children. Many are bright and keen students, but they may languish, unable to read and write, in classes with teachers ill-trained or without the time to support them. The lucky ones have parents with the wherewithal to fight their corner. The rest may easily slip through the educational net to a lifetime of underachievement and poor prospects. This is the reality today for tens of thousands of children with dyslexia or other learning difficulties.
Phonics - the Only Way -
Teaching phonics enhances the learning of children and saves the millions spent on remedial teaching. Nearly all todays special needs are in reading. Attainment will increase and the misery attached to being unable to read will shrink if we start by teaching reading the phonic way.
Professor Transcended Dyslexia -
He was the kid with the butterfly net. The one who could repair the class projector. As a teen, Ronald Thompson worked at a veterinarian's office. He had trouble reading. He couldn't spell or skip or square dance. At one point, he thought he had a brain tumor. Instead of writing things down, he kept information in his head.
Schools Turn to Direct Instruction to Master Basics -
Adam Heywood stands in front of a dozen 5- and 6-year-olds. On the wall, the sign says, “Feet on the floor. Hands in your lap. Back against the chair.” 
Phonics is a Good Teaching Tool -
Researchers studying the most effective way to teach reading have found phonics to be an important part of teaching children to read, write and even spell. 
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