SolveYourProblem eLearning Series: Learning Disabilities
The Bottom Line On Learning Disabilities
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Diagnosing LD Early:
It's Important to Overcoming the Problem
   

If you notice that your child is having great difficulties making out words or sounds would assume they have a learning disability? What does this mean? More than likely this is the early sign of a learning disability. If they are having troubles with putting together understandable sentences, there is another sign of this problem.

Most times, it is the parent at home with the child that first recognizes a problem with the speech or development of the child. This generally happens long before the child even hits school. If the child exhibits traits of rowdiness there is another possibility, it may be ADD or ADHD. In any case, and whatever the situation, the child should be brought to the pediatrician for some tests to determine exactly what the problem could be. If it is a case of ADD or ADHD then there are many options for the treatment of the conditions. If, however, it is a learning disability, the options are not as varied or quantified. Basically, the options consist of special education, and/or a private tutor. The idea of having a child with a learning disorder can be troubling, yet it is not the end of the world. With the tools that teachers have at their disposal these days, great strides in the correcting of many of the issues that the condition carry can be overcome.

When finding out that your child has a learning disorder, and the child has yet to be enrolled in the public education system, this is indeed the most ideal time to start working with them. There are programs that can be picked up from the pediatrician’s office, or off the Internet. Getting sets of good flash cards from an educational is a good idea, as well. It is easy enough for you to make your own flash cards. They can incorporate pictures with the words. Small words to start with will be appropriate, and then as the child develops confidence, gradually increasing in size and complexity.

In addition, the idea of tutoring your child at home prior to them going to school will definitely give them a fair shot at least keeping up with the rest of the class, and not falling to far behind. In the early stages of school the reading, and writing aspects are not as important as social development are. The time span of the transition between kindergarten and higher grades, will give plenty of time for the child to develop some skills in reading and writing. This will be most helpful if you can develop a regime at home for them to follow on a daily basis.

If you do detect this problem in the child and do nothing about it, what you are doing is hurting your child in the long run. This makes things that others may find easy, a challenge to your child. You are doing them no service by allowing the decrease in processing to continue. When they reach latter stages of their education, this is where this will be most evident. Often when a child’s disability goes unattended, it leads to further trouble. This is most recognizable by traits of fidgety behavior, and/or extreme restlessness in the classroom. This can often be associated with the condition of ADD or ADHD, which is not the case in said learning disorder.

The fact that they cannot sit still is the fact that the level of processing of the information before them is very limited. This makes them restless on what they are doing and end up disrupting the entire classroom. When this situation arises, it is possible for the student to be reprimanded for their behavior, even though it is not really their fault. If the teacher knew ahead of time, it would be more likely that the child would already be in some sort of special education class. In helping the child at home, you give them an opportunity to make advancements long before they enter school. Early detection of this condition is truly a good thing when it comes to the child’s development. It definitely gives them an edge they otherwise would not have had.

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by SolveYourProblem.com : 2006

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