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		<title>Dyscalculia gets good ink</title>
		<link>http://LDBlog.com/2011/06/01/dyscalculia-gets-good-ink/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the prestigious journal Science, Professors Brian Butterworth, Sashank Varma, and Diana Laurillard published a review article discussing dyscalculia, the Learning Disability that makes arithmetic and mathematics an especially- miserable muddle for some students. In their review they explain why mathematical problems are important to individuals and society, what dyscalculia is, what neuroscientists know about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Procedural learning theory of dyslexia and dysgraphia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In &#8220;Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Procedural Learning and the Cerebellum,&#8221; Roderick Nicolson and Angela Fawcett present a fascinating and, to me, strong argument for unifying theoretical views of dyslexia and dysgraphia. To be sure, their analysis is preliminary and basic, but my first read left me feeling as if they&#8217;d hit lots of good points. They&#8217;ve emphasized [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LearningRx in the popular press</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sandy Hausman, Charlottesville (VA, US) reporter for WVTF (one of the local public radio stations available in my listening area), carried a story about LearningRx and Learning Disabilities this morning. Unlike the credible coverage provided by many reporters for popular-but-unproven therapies for LD and other disorders, Ms. Hausman provided a sensible and balanced story about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Willingham making sense of brain research</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 13:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what will be his last guest column for the Washington Post education column, &#8220;The Answer Sheet,&#8221; cognitive psychologist Dan Willingham advises people to be skeptical about the poppycock that masquerades as scientific advice about brain-based education. Under the headline &#8220;Willingham: 3 brain facts every educator should know,&#8221; Professor Willingham explains clearly and with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More on smoking and neuropsych disorders</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New research shows that using nicotine during pregnancy affects genes involved in myelination and, consequently may help explain why the children of mothers who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to develop such psychiatric disorders as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, autism, and even drug abuse. In a paper presented at Neuroscience 2010, the annual [...]]]></description>
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