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Issue 142: Arts and Learning Difficulties

  • Arts and Learning Difficulties

    26 Mar 2007

    The arts have a special role in the education of children with learning difficulties. Sarah Dustagheer explains.
    Think outside the box, blue-sky thinking and push the envelope more and more people are being encouraged to work creatively. But in the world of special needs, creativity is not an optional add-on; it is an essential tool for learning and personal development. I discovered this for myself when I was part of a two-week residential team at Shorefields, a school for special... more