Reseach in the NMI
The Niilo Maki institute is primarily involved in the research and remediation of learning disabilities of children and adolescents. The goals of research are to find possible techniques for the causes of learning disabilities and to discover means of prevention and remediation. Predominantly the research is centered on reading acquisition and reading disabilities, disabilities in writing skills, learning disabilities in mathematics, attention deficits, deficits in motor coordination, as well as estimation of learning disabilities and remediation.