January 25: Learning Difficulties

LEARNING DIFFICULTIES

Some people learn best by reading some by hearing and some use hands on as a means of stopring and integrating information. Which ever method you use shouldn’t disadvantage you but too often learning difficulties aren’t picked up until later in education. It doesn’t mean the person has intellectual disability they may just need a different approach.  Early detection is the key and we talk to the experts on how to pick these problems up and what can be done.

ASSOC PROF JILL SEWELL - Consultant paediatrician  and Director of Clinical Services and Deputy Director of Centre for Community Child Health at RCH

DEBORAH ZANG - General Manager of SPELD Victoria

Dr DARYL GREAVES - Educational Psychologist

We also spoke to

BRONWYN PIKE MP - Victorian Minister for Education

MAXINE MORAND MP -  Victorian Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development

PROF IAN HAY - Dean of the Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania and council member of Learning Difficulties Australia 

Contacts :

CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY CHILD HEALTH at Royal Children's Hospital  www.rch.org.au/ccch   - 9345 6150

SPELD - VICTORIA - Dyslexia and Other Learning Difficulties Support  - www.speldvic.org.au  -  9489 4344

LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AUSTRALIA a - www.ldaustralia.org - 9890 6138

VICTORIAN DEPARTMENT OF  EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT   - www.education.vic.gov