childPSYCH News

A newsletter for professionals and parents

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Current Issue: Term 4, 2009

This issue's feature article is "The Needs of Children Born Premature", by Lisa Lynn MAPS, staff Psychologist at childpsych. From the article:

"More than half of children born with Very Low Birth Weight...have need of later learning support at school, and these difficulties with learning have been documented as persisting into adolescence."

Also in this issue:

  • "Late Emerging Reading Difficulties" - looks at how different cognitive skills are used in reading as children develop, and the problems that can appear as the skills required increase.

Download: Term 4, 2009 (Volume 4, Issue 4) PDF Document (PDF, 133 KB)

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