Inquiry into learning difficulties in children and adults

Report

On 14 October 1976, the Select Committee on Specific Learning Difficulties tabled its report entitled Learning difficulties in children and adults .

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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 8 chapters and 11 appendices.

Learning difficulties in children and adults

Part A: Preliminary pages up to Chapter 5 (PDF 5384KB)
Terms of Reference, List of Abbreviations. Committee Membership, Foreword, Contents, List of Recommendations

Ch1: Defining the problem

Ch2: Occurence of learning difficulties
Ch3: Review of evidence as to adequacy of current measures
Ch4: Success of current measures
Ch5: Resources external to the school

Part B: Chapter 6 to Appendix 11 (end) (PDF 3817KB)
Ch6: Adult literacy problems
Ch7: Teacher education
Ch8: Research
Appendix 1: Conduct of the inquiry
Appendix 2: Consulted bodies and/or witnesses and exhibits
Appendix 3: Examples of categories
Appendix 4: How to help prepare your child to learn and read
Appendix 5: Summary of teacher education survey
Appendix 6: Teacher education questionnaire
Appendix 7: Teacher education survey - tables 1-4
Appendix 8: International Reading Association
Appendix 9: List of research projects funded by the ERDC since 1970
Appendix 10: List of research projects funded by the ARGC for the period 1970-74
Appendix 11: Reading treatment research centre

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