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February 13, 2008

MuskogeePhoenix.com: Learning to read as an adult takes courage

Link: MuskogeePhoenix.com

Medical and educational authorities now know that learning disabilities are not outgrown. Children with learning disabilities become adults with the same disabilities. Those who were not helped educationally during their school years now find themselves inadvertently a part of today's national statistics, categorized as functionally illiterate. They are reaching out, exposing themselves, to give learning another try, and that takes courage.