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Exploring children's difficulties with language and literacy - Audio - Podcast

Exploring children's difficulties with language and literacy - Audio

 The Open University

What happens if children aren’t making progress with language and literacy, and what sort of learning impairments might be the cause? How can the study of children’s thinking help us to understand these learning difficulties? This album offers insights into some of the problems faced by children with the developmental disorders dyslexia, poor comprehension and specific language impairment. In the main audio tracks, educators, therapists and researchers explore why children might have language and literacy difficulties, and how schools can work with psychologists to help these children develop key language and literacy skills. The interviews are introduced and contextualised by Professor David Messer of The Open University. The material forms part of The Open University course ED841 Understanding children's development and learning.

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Average duration
7 minutes
Episodes
12
Years Active
2009
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Exploring children's difficulties with language and literacy

Exploring children's difficulties with language and literacy

A short introduction to this album.
00:01:06  |   Fri 04 Dec 2009
Understanding and tackling language difficulties

Understanding and tackling language difficulties

Professor David Messer of The Open University sets the scene for the interviews on the album.
00:06:54  |   Fri 04 Dec 2009
Developmental disorders

Developmental disorders

Professors Maggie Snowling and Charles Hulme give an overview of the main developmental disorders in language and literacy.
00:05:36  |   Fri 04 Dec 2009
The cognitive approach

The cognitive approach

Professors Maggie Snowling and Charles Hulme talk about the cognitive approach that lies at the heart of their research into developmental disorders in children.
00:03:40  |   Fri 04 Dec 2009
Reading intervention

Reading intervention

Educational consultant Glynnis Smith describes a reading intervention programme being used in primary schools to help children who are making slow progress with literacy.
00:06:51  |   Fri 04 Dec 2009
Tackling dyslexia

Tackling dyslexia

Education expert Sir Jim Rose reflects on some of the issues emerging from his report 'Identifying and Teaching Children and Young People with Dyslexia and Literacy Difficulties'.
00:10:34  |   Fri 04 Dec 2009
Poor comprehenders

Poor comprehenders

Post-doctoral researcher Paula Clarke describes some of the learning difficulties faced by poor comprehenders.
00:03:42  |   Fri 04 Dec 2009
Reading for meaning

Reading for meaning

Post-doctoral researcher Dr Paula Clarke describes the York 'Reading for meaning' project, designed to help poor comprehenders.
00:07:45  |   Fri 04 Dec 2009
Specific language impairment

Specific language impairment

Speech and language therapist Dr Susan Ebbels talks about the process of identification and assessment of children with SLI, and the usefulness of SLI as a diagnostic category. Susan works at Moor Ho…
00:19:14  |   Fri 04 Dec 2009
Research and intervention

Research and intervention

Speech and language therapist Dr Susan Ebbels talks about the relationship between research and intervention in relation to specific learning impairment. Susan works at Moor House School, a specialis…
00:08:48  |   Fri 04 Dec 2009
Evaluating effectiveness

Evaluating effectiveness

Professors Maggie Snowling and Charles Hulme talk about their work on evaluating the effectiveness of interventions designed to help children with developmental disorders.
00:10:34  |   Fri 04 Dec 2009
Studying children's development and learning

Studying children's development and learning

Course chair Dr Dorothy Faulkner gives an overview of Open University course ED841 Understanding children's development and learning.
00:04:18  |   Fri 04 Dec 2009
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