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High-tech education for hearing-impaired children

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High-tech education for hearing-impaired children:

Think back to when you were a child, learning to read. The strange squiggles on the page came alive when you learned that each represented a familiar sound. When you sounded out each letter, familiar words were formed. When you put the words together, there were sentences.

Now imagine trying to go through that same learning process without being able to hear. Letters cannot be brought to life with sound. They remain squiggles on a page.

Source: NMMU News Latest News.

SA turtles getting smaller:

Sea turtles in South Africa are getting smaller – and scientists are trying to find out why, and how this will affect future populations.

“What we are finding is that the size at reproduction of individual loggerhead and leatherback turtles is getting smaller over time, and we are gearing our research to find out what could be the cause,” said NMMU’s Head of Zoology, Associate Professor Ronel Nel, one of the world’s leading sea turtle researchers.

Source: NMMU News Latest News.

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