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eLearning Series: Learning Disabilities
The Bottom Line On Learning Disabilities
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How
To Identify Speech & Language Problems Early
When
a parent at home notices a problem with their child’s speech,
it is a good idea to keep an eye on the
situation. This can be an early indication of an impending
learning disability. If the child just does not seem to grasp
the common and basic fundamentals of language, it also can
be a sign, and something to keep tabs on. This is an easy way
to get a good understanding of where your child could be in
a year or two as far as development is concerned.
Generally, when someone has a learning disability, it is not
really the school that detects it. Most often, it is the parent
at home with the child that sees a situation develop that gets
their attention. However, it is usually a teacher that can
best pin point exactly where the problem lies. Many times it
is when the child is confined to their seat, in a classroom
setting that the problem becomes most noticeable. When a child
has a learning disability, they are pretty much in a very personal
space. They are really not willing to let people in to detect
what the problem really is. By catching these issues early,
you make for an easier transition from the home setting to
the classroom. By monitoring your child’s behavior prior to
the child entering public education, you can in turn pick up
on small details that may signal to you there is a slowing
of the development in the child. If they are fidgety, and have
no real desire to pick up a book, this may be an indication
of a learning disability. If you can pick out any odd behaviors,
or methods of processing information from your child it again
may indeed be able to show you an early sign to a disorder.
By
detecting a possible learning disorder early on in the
child’s development, you can stand a really good chance at
either nipping it in the bud, or at least getting a good handle
on it prior to the child entering school and in turn having
a difficult time. There are many specialists who can help in
this situation; they are generally referred by your general
practitioner, or by your pediatrician. Once the appointment
is set and you get in to see them, they will then assess the
child and run a series of defined tests, to amass the condition
and what the symptoms are. From this point, they will have
a better understanding on what course of action to take. At
this time it is possible for the specialist to test for any
number of conditions that may be underlying, such as Dysgraphia,
Dyslexia, or Dyspraxia. Naturally the common tests would include
ADD and ADHD. This is just to rule out any further conditions
that may not be known about. There are certain treatments such
as medications however; generally it is special education that
is the first and foremost plan of attack.
The
inclusion of teaching aides in the household have proven
for a great way of curbing a learning disorder in young preschool
children. Working with the children with tools such as flash
cards, that keep the child’s memory fresh, or word association
games, that challenge the child to think and keep in their
memory, the simple words and phrases that make up complete
sentences. If the child is not worked with at a young age,
for development and correction on learning disabilities, the
effects will be most noticeable and in turn be detrimental
to schooling. The teachers see a great many children in their
tenure as teachers. They see many disorders and learning disabilities
come their way. The problem is, they do not really have the
time to solely dedicate to one student, in order to tend to
their condition. They have many to a class that really do need
attention as well. This makes it hard for the teacher to aide
in the student’s advancement. This is where the special education
classes come into play, they are smaller by scale and have
more opportunities for attended care by a special education
teacher. The level of disruption is greatly decreased as well,
as the class tends to be away from all the main noisy classrooms.
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by SolveYourProblem.com
: 2006
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