The Associated Press reports that researchers from the Yale School of Medicine say that MRI scanners tracking children's brains showed permanent reading improvement after they had gone through an intensive reading programme.

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One measure of progress was observing the poor readers catch up with their classmates after they had completed the programme, the wire service reports. But the key in determining success was whether any physiological change had actually taken place in the students' brains.

How the study was conducted
The study used 77 public school students between the ages of six and nine, 49 of which were classified as poor readers. Those students who were part of the intensive reading programme not only improved their performance, but also there was also evidence that their brain patterns had changed.

The MRI brain scan revealed new pathways in the brain in areas that are known to relate to reading skills.

Dr Bennett Shaywitz told the wire service: "We know that at least one year after intervention ended, that the brain systems for reading are intact and look the same as for readers who have no problem reading." – (HealthDayNews)

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