Learning Difficulties
Are school exclusions happening under the radar?
An early intervention specialist believes the number of students excluded from schools is higher than official statistics. The Ministry of Education says it is working with 171 students who have been… Audio
Encouraging Reading in Children with Learning Disabilities
Continuing our evening dedicated to getting children reading. Eleanor Boyce from SPELD, is here to talk about helping and encouraging reading for children with specific learning difficulties. This… Audio
Are our teachers properly trained in student learning difficulties?
Psychologist, speech pathologist, author and researcher at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Professor Pamela Snow, says many children who struggle with learning are being let down by classroom… Audio
Why do inequities persist in accessing exam help?
Latest figures from NZQA show huge inequities persist between high and low decile schools when it comes to accessing special exam help for students with learning difficulties. This is despite an… Audio
Children with Learning Challenges - full length documentary
Up to 90% of our prison inmates may be 'functionally illiterate', with a learning disability such as dyslexia. So how are our school children with learning challenges doing within our education… Audio
Barbara Arrowsmith Young
With Barbara Arrowsmith Young - the founder of a Canadian program for people with learning difficulties, based on neuroscience and the growing understanding that the brain actually can change and… Audio
Marion Fairbrass - learning difficulties
Chairperson of SPELD New Zealand, Marion Fairbrass discusses whether children with learning difficulties are falling through the cracks of our schooling system. Audio