{"id":670832,"date":"2010-02-18T19:28:50","date_gmt":"2010-02-19T00:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/study-nook-special-needs-students\/14243\/"},"modified":"2010-02-18T19:28:50","modified_gmt":"2010-02-19T00:28:50","slug":"study-nook-gives-special-needs-students-added-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/670832","title":{"rendered":"Study Nook gives special needs students added focus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/study-nook.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"The Study Nook helps students with learning disabilities remain part of the classroom envi...\"><\/p>\n<p>For certain school children with learning disabilities, focusing on the task at hand is a major challenge, especially with so many distractions to be found in the classroom. 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