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Tue 12 Dec 2009Project bridges gap in linguistic skills
A STUDY in Cork has found that children in disadvantaged communities have more than four times the rate of speech delay experienced in advantaged communities. Yet, with special assistance under a pilot project, major advances have been made to help improve their linguistic skills.
The Glen Early Language and Learning Pilot Project found that 43 per cent of children entering two primary schools in the Glen on Cork’s northside presented with speech and/or language delays in differing degrees compared with an average of 10 per cent in more advantaged areas.
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