1.   Sharon seems to be over her reading difficulties now.

2.   Surprisingly, slow talking on its own was not associated with later reading difficulties or low intelligence.

3.   His poor performance may be attributed to lack of motivation rather than to reading difficulties.

4.   The school is devoted to the education of children with reading difficulties.

5.   Taped sources can be effective, especially for pupils with reading difficulties or visual handicap.

6.   The inspectors said that there was poor provision in certain aspects of teaching children with reading difficulties.

7.   And other learning disabilities, such as reading difficulties or anxiety, are sometimes misdiagnosed as ADD or exist along with ADD, Fletcher says.

8.   At the moment, nearly half of all children placed in special education are there for reading difficulties.