Research

Special Needs Schooling Compared - UK school inspectors have found little difference between mainstream and special schools in the quality of provision for pupils with special educational needs. Pupils had the best chance of progressing in mainstream schools with special units. Details
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Which Fish Oils Are Best For Children? - research sponsored by Boots. Details

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Numbers Dyslexic adults were found to be slower than non-dyslexic adults at recalling number facts in a small study reported in the May 2006 edition of 'Dyslexia - an International Journal of Research and Practice'.
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Pupils Go Digital - Smart Cat Games is a web-based education software package designed by UK firm Screen Learning. Aimed at children aged three to five, the programs are easy for children to complete so the pupils need minimal help from teachers. At the same time the program also tests the skills which underpin reading, spelling, mental arithmetic, social functioning, language use, motor control and memory, as well as hearing and color vision. When the program is completed, it can identify any learning areas in which a child may later have problems. Details
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EU-Funded Research on Mental Health - includes neurobiology of dyslexia. Details

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ADHD is Inheritable - research has made clear: ADHD is a biological, inherited disorder. It is not, as had once been thought, "caused by bad parenting or weak character," said Dr. David W. Goodman, a psychiatrist who specializes in adult ADHD at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
David Goodman articles and interview.
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ADHD Drugs Can Stunt Growth - A new review of past studies on the effect that attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs have on children's growth concludes that the drugs do, in fact, suppress growth to some degree. Details
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Study Reveals How Attention Deficit Drugs Work - UW-Madison researchers report that ADHD drugs primarily target the prefrontal cortex, a region of the brain that is associated with attention, decision-making and an individual's expression of personality. Details
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Practice Makes Permanent - Studies have indicated that about 60 hours of careful daily phonics teaching alters the way the brain responds to print. Details
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Study Confirms Males/Females Use Different Parts of the Brain in Language and Visuospatial Tasks - a new study confirmed that men and women do indeed use different parts of their brains when processing both language and visuospatial information. This study provides a solid benchmark to use in comparing whether underlying sex differences also exist in all children. "What we found most compelling was that male and female participants performed equally on tasks, both in terms of accuracy and timing; they just used different parts of their brains to get the tasks done." Details
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New Research for Socitm Insight shows even the best websites can cause problems for disabled users. Details