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It’s Important to Talk About Learning Accommodations with Your Students—Here’s How to Do It
From metaphors for elementary kids to mindset shifts and graphic organizers for teens, here are teacher-tested tips for ...
Mouse model unveils dynamics through which SYNGAP1 gene supports cognitive function
The SYNGAP1 gene, which supports the production of a protein called SynGAP (Synaptic Ras GTPase-Activating Protein), is known ...
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Learning disability
A scheme employing people with learning disabilities has collected one million litres of oil so far. Fair Shot Café helps train about 15 people a year, preparing them for work in hospitality.
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Scrapping NHS learning disability target ‘risks disabled people’s life expectancy’
Officials say that ‘streamlining’ targets will help deliver faster treatment for hundreds of thousands of patients – but ...
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People baffled after learning surprising true meaning of the phrase 'feeling blue'
Reeves also explained the meaning behind 'pulling all the stops'. You might use this phrase when referring to someone who is making every effort to achieve something. Reeves added: "It actually ...
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More than a third of Maritime university students report disabilities
She suspects the rise could be attributed to a number of factors, including reduced stigma, especially related to learning disabilities and mental health. The pandemic also "played a significant ...
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More than 20,000 pupils with Irish exemptions studied European languages
More than 20,000 students who had exemptions from studying Irish at second level on the grounds of having a learning disability were studying other languages such as French, German and Spanish ...
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Screening and assessment for specific learning differences (SpLDs)
The Disability Service arranges adjustments and specialist ... The SpLD diagnostic assessment can identify ADHD as a Specific Learning Difference. This is not the same as a medical diagnosis. If you ...
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33 Extremely Specific Things Literally Everyone In The Midwest Does That I'm Pretty Sure No One Else In The United States Has Ever Done
To people outside the Midwest, the area remains an enigma. A casserole-filled, milk-drenched land of mystery. Rainer Lesniewski / Getty Images As such, those outside the land of cinnamon bun chili ...
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‘Nobody was trying to figure out what was wrong.’ How FWISD missed one teen’s diagnosis
But Fort Worth ISD dropped Andrew’s specific learning disability, meaning he no longer received the pull-out services he’d been getting. Caroline was furious. She felt like the district was ...
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Olaseni Lewis and prolonged restraint: what lessons have we learnt?
A 2020 report found that 2,060 people with a learning disability and/or autism were locked away in inpatient units, of which 205 are children. There were high levels of restrictive interventions, with ...