Some of the lads were reading the programme, a few had their heads down playing cards - the atmosphere was almost surreal.

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They did so before and after the individuals involved had been on an intensive programme designed to improve their reading.

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After the programme, those enrolled showed enhanced brain activity while reading.

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Again, although the programme can lead to considerable improvements in both phoneme discrimination and reading ability, the way that this comes about is unknown.

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My reading of all this is that Mr Draghi wants to bring the bond purchasing programme back into the fold.

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It does not seem to think a big stimulus programme right now would transform our economic prospects. (Though reading some of its other research, on the eurozone, might lead you to that conclusion).

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In the OECD's annual study of educational performance, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), girls score better in reading in all countries even at primary level, and much better by the time they are 15.

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Use of appropriate teaching aids: The programme uses learning materials that learners encounter in their daily lives, but simplified to correspond with their reading level.

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Significantly, many kindergarten and pre-school teachers report that RTLP child-graduates have greater reading capacity and are therefore able to easily master new literacy skills than their classmates who never participated in the programme.

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