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Dyslexia 7 Dec  2006
Dyslexia
It's estimated that there are nearly 400,000 pupils in the UK with dyslexia. Although there is no total cure the effects can be alleviated by specialist teaching. One technique that claims a high success rate with dyslexics is the Dore Programme. It's based on a series of "workout for the brain” exercises - but it's not without its critics. Now after a scientific journal published a highly favourable study of the programme five of its board members of have resigned in protest. In tomorrow's programme we'll be finding out why.

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