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Tents and camping gear 9-Sep-2005 At 12:43:31 AM jmgh

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i've only just looked at this thread,here's a quote from a recent article that seems relevant to the grammar topic

(there) is the widespread misconception that an inability to read and write and use language effectively is linked with IQ. "In fact, reading isn't something that requires a high level of intelligence," he says. "Amongst children who struggle to read, you find some with a high IQ, some in the middle and some with a low IQ." The real tragedy of that misconception lies in the fact that children who are poor readers are too often assumed to be less capable: they are put into the lower teaching groups, given easier work at school, and are not intellectually challenged as they should be. And what that means, in turn, is that they not only underachieve, they also become disaffected by the education process and become unenthusiastic about learning.

From http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1564024,00.html