Learning difficulty awareness is becoming more and more frequent than before.
Children with these learning difficulties and disorders are just as important and should receive the highest care and recognition possible. This will help them to reach their maximum potential and not feel inferior.
There are a lot of learning difficulties and disorders and having one does not mean having a problem with intelligence, but rather having a special way to see, hear and understand things and having a different approach to life.
At Cherry Hill Tuition we aim at 100% support and give our best to children with such conditions and aim to use the best ways possible that they are comfortable with to fully accommodate them and teach them. Are you wondering how you would recognize which difficulty or disorder your child may have?
The below-given table will help you recognize which condition your child may have trouble with.
Learning Difficulties
(Names, Symptoms & Possible Solutions)
Difficulty/ Disorder
Difficulties in
How can you help?
Dyslexia
- Learning how to read and spell basic texts
- Mispronounces words and can’t explain any concept fully
- Misunderstands a few words when they are used together
- Takes a longer time to think
- Read minimum texts at a time
- Explain each sentence that you read
- Make use of smart devices such as Smartphones, Tablet, iPad, Kindle that replace writing with typing
- Always study or work in quiet areas
- The abilities of the child will definitely improve. Be patient and positive.
Dyscalculia
- Counting numbers forward and backwards seems difficult for them
- They need help with basic algorithms and problem-solving
- They struggle with number patterns and sequences
- They tend to forget dates and basic calculations
- Help them with writing and repeating every math problem.
- You can help them practice sequencing repetitively.
- In case of long tasks, we can help them break these tasks down into smaller tasks (break all the tasks into chunks).
- Applying basic calculations to real-life situations and providing them with plenty of basic examples will help them apply logic.
Dysgraphia
- Cannot coordinate properly
- They tend to have a firm grip on a pen, crayon or another writing tool that is often painful.
- Not comfortable while writing
- You can use large and bold letters while writing or speak clearly and loudly while reading for them
- One of the best ways to help your child with writing is to implement regular handgrip exercises
- Ask the child to dictate a short story and write it down. Make it a daily habit!
Dyspraxia
- These children can be clumsy.
- They find it difficult to communicate or play with peers.
- They may take longer than usual to complete tasks given to them.
- Can get easily distracted and tend to easily lose focus.
- You can visually and physically encourage them to complete the tasks.
- Repeatedly teach them basic skills until they become more confident with those skills
- Help is a physical communication
Dysphasia
- They are slow to understand spoken language or any kind of verbal communication.
- They find it difficult to read and understand written material.
- you can use pictures repeatedly and teach them to answer in short sentences verbally
- Use smart devices such as Mobile Phones, Tablet, iPad, Kindle to encourage text-to-speech and speech-to-text. These devices may prove to be extremely useful to them since they are interactive in nature.
ADHD
- Cannot concentrate and have less attention span than average.
- These children are restless and are not emotionally involved
- Are hyperactive and highly impulsive
- You can encourage the child to describe basic day-to-day activities. Let them take their time to describe.
- Encourage them to work out. Make a daily schedule for them and let them get enough rest.
- Keep tasks and learning short and limited but keep them effective.
- Encourage completing tasks in small quantities
- Let them work in a quiet area
Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)
- Remembering and understanding what was read
- Understanding and following the given directions
- Are distracted easily. They also lose focus easily.
- Make sure to use bright, bold and clear visuals. This will help the child a lot.
- Repeat on keywords for emphasis. Pronounce all the keywords with clarity.
- Work together with the child in order to improve patterns and sequences.
- Avoid tasks that would take more time to complete
Visual Processing Disorder (VPD)
- Find it difficult when they try to differentiate between numbers, shapes, symbols and other objects
- Struggle to interpret anything that they see with their eyes
- Struggle to read due to failure in visual interpretation
- Visual memory seems to be blurry and they cannot easily remember what they saw.
- Help them recognise objects, shapes and symbols repeatedly.
- Read short paragraphs and do a memory test on a regular basis.
- Encourage them to see, identify and explain, and test them daily to check progress.
- Use visual stickers of objects, shapes, symbols for them to recognise.
Executive Dysfunction
- Struggle with organizing and planning basic tasks
- Forgetting basic tasks such as homework and assignments
- Their personal diary is disorganized and mostly messy.
- They struggle with completing one task and moving to another.
- Following step-by-step directions is confusing and difficult for them to execute.
- Make a schedule for your child’s daily activities such as getting ready, basic house chores and school tasks.
- A bulletin board with clearly marked tasks may prove extremely useful.
- Establishing different methods of learning will benefit the child.
- Implement satisfactory points or other rewards methods for every task completed in time.
Learning difficulties and disorders are not at all the end of the road for a child. Moreover, they should not be a difficult challenge for a parent to bear.
As a tuition centre, we care and pay attention to every child’s needs. This helps them to feel fully recognized and confident and reach their full potential.
We work closely with parents and this helps us understand what the child needs.
There are a lot of professionals that are trained and equipped to help children with learning difficulties. They aim to focus on improving the child’s condition and also aim to understand the parent’s experience regarding a child with learning difficulties.
We seek to assist our pupils and their parents in getting the best help possible. Hence, it is important to know what each professional and specialist does. This will ensure that you get the best benefits and will also help you save on unnecessary costs.
Types of Professionals for Learning Disorders and Difficulties:
- Audiologist
- Educational Consultant
- Educational Therapist
- Learning Disabilities Specialist
- Neurologist
- Neuropsychologist
- Occupational Therapist
- Psychiatrist
- Clinical Psychologist
- Speech-Language Therapist
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