February 2010     A University of Sydney study has found children with well below average language skills performed almost as well as their normally developing peers just four months after their parents made a few simple changes in the way they interacted with them.  ...read more »

Network Interventions, Verbal Behaviour Consultants are a network of Professional Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts.  Their website has a very useful resources pages, with recommended books, teaching materials, websites, and associations, as well as research and data on developmental difficulties.

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December 2009     Contrary to popular belief, some very smart, accomplished people cannot read well. This unexpected difficulty in reading in relation to intelligence, education and professional status is called dyslexia, and researchers at Yale School of Medicine and University of California Davis, have presented new data that explain how otherwise bright and intelligent people struggle to read.

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November 2009     The vast majority of school-aged children can focus on the voice of a teacher amid the cacophony of the typical classroom thanks to a brain that automatically focuses on relevant, predictable and repeating auditory information, according to new research from Northwestern University.

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Help your kids eith learning problems!  Jay's Education offers a free, no-obligation e-book.  This book is designed to help children master basic number concepts and to learn the basics of reading and writing.  ...read more »

October 2009     Around 1400 children with Autism Spectrum Disorders will have easier access to early intervention services, following changes to the Rudd Government's Helping Children with Autism package.  ...read more »

October 2009     The Positive Education Planning booklet is packed with tips for parents whose children are starting out at school.  Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development Maxine Morand has launched the new guide designed to empower parents of children with a disability when planning their education.

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OzChild is a not-for-profit organization which aims to enhance the opportunities and well being of children and young people especially those who are disadvantaged or at risk. They run a range of child and family support services.  ...read more »

June 2009     A leading English expert in the design and implementation of on-line programs for disaffected youth will meet leading educators across the country this month to promote what could be a new type of learning for Australian teenagers.  ...read more »

Dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty which affects language and words.  Below are some of the syptoms for pre-school and primary school children, as described by the people at Focus on Learning.  ...read more »