IS YOUR CHILD SUFFERING FROM DIFFICULTY IN LEARNING?
Learning disabilities is a general term used to describe a variety of learning disorders. According to the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities struggles with reading and writing, avoids school, and has difficulty communicating. Many children with learning disabilities are extremely smart. They can use their strengths to hide certain difficulties, like using a phenomenal auditory memory to avoid reading or taking notes.If you notice your 3- to 5-year-old having difficulty rhyming words, singing the alphabet song, or mispronouncing words more than other children their age do, these could be signs of a learning disability.
Here are some symptoms -
Mispronouncing words
Word substitution
Poor spellings
Difficulty copying shapes, letters, and words
Letter and word reversals
TYPES OF LEARNING DISABILITY
Many children may have both an LD and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder .Here are the six main types of LDs.
Dyslexia
Contrary to popular belief, dyslexia is a language-based disorder, not a visual problem that causes children to reverse letters. Individuals with dyslexia may have challenges with reading, spelling, and writing in conjunction with challenges in both understanding and expressing language. Such challenges may be severe or subtle and difficult to recognize,"The reason may be that girls tend to sit more quietly in their seats while boys often have behavior problems that draw attention to their learning disabilities.
Dyscalculia
Dyscalculia refers to difficulty with mathematics, such as computing, remembering math facts, and learning time and money concepts. The signs of dyscalculia change over time.This type of LD affects functional skills such as playing board games, counting money, or measuring things.
Dysgraphia
Dysgraphia refers to difficulty with the task of writing.Children with dysgraphia struggle to organize letters, words, and numbers on a page. Handwriting is a complex process that involves processing information and putting thoughts on paper by coordinating vision and pencil movements to form letters and words.Children with this type of LD may also have difficulties with other fine motor skills and spelling.
Dyspraxia
Dyspraxia refers to difficulty with fine motor skills, such as controlling a pencil, grasping scissors, and hand-eye coordination. Parents may observe early signs of dyspraxia in a baby who does not imitate waving and pointing. Dyspraxia also affects gross motor skills such as the coordination to ride a bike or play sports
Auditory Processing Disorder
Children with auditory processing disorders have difficulty with interpreting auditory information related to language development and reading. Parents and teachers might observe difficulties with discriminating similar sounds and words, following directions, and distinguishing important sounds.
Sensory Processing Disorder
Learning disabilities affect the brain's ability to take in information, process it, and use it in a functional manner such as reading, writing, or following directions.children with learning disabilities often have sensory processing issues that compound their difficulties,
Visual Processing Disorder
Visual processing disorders involve difficulties interpreting visual information related to reading, writing, and math. Children with this type of LD might have a problem discerning visual similarities and differences.Other signs of a visual processing disorder include difficulties sequencing symbols, words or images, and spelling.
Diagnosing a Learning Disability
Teachers typically offer a referral for educational testing to understand why a student is not working up to his potential. Usually the discrepancy between a student's expected achievement (such as reading at grade level) and actual academic performance is a hallmark of a learning disability.A speech and language pathology (SLP) evaluation can diagnose dyslexia or, along with an audiologist, diagnose an auditory processing disorder, and an occupational therapy evaluation may indicate dyspraxia, dysgraphia, or a visual processing disorder. Although developmental or learning challenges may be observed in younger children, learning disabilities are typically identified in school-aged children when academic demands increase and skills are closely monitored.
Learning disabilities vary in terms of severity, with sensory systems (e.g., visual, motor or auditory) and functions (e.g., difficulty speaking, reading, or writing) being affected. Parents who observe that their child is struggling to learn should ask their school to provide comprehensive testing by a team composed of a psychologist, occupational and physical therapists, a speech language pathologist, and an educational specialist.
Learning disabilities is a general term used to describe a variety of learning disorders. According to the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities struggles with reading and writing, avoids school, and has difficulty communicating. Many children with learning disabilities are extremely smart. They can use their strengths to hide certain difficulties, like using a phenomenal auditory memory to avoid reading or taking notes.If you notice your 3- to 5-year-old having difficulty rhyming words, singing the alphabet song, or mispronouncing words more than other children their age do, these could be signs of a learning disability.
Here are some symptoms -
Mispronouncing words
Word substitution
Poor spellings
Difficulty copying shapes, letters, and words
Letter and word reversals
TYPES OF LEARNING DISABILITY
Many children may have both an LD and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder .Here are the six main types of LDs.
Dyslexia
Contrary to popular belief, dyslexia is a language-based disorder, not a visual problem that causes children to reverse letters. Individuals with dyslexia may have challenges with reading, spelling, and writing in conjunction with challenges in both understanding and expressing language. Such challenges may be severe or subtle and difficult to recognize,"The reason may be that girls tend to sit more quietly in their seats while boys often have behavior problems that draw attention to their learning disabilities.
Dyscalculia
Dyscalculia refers to difficulty with mathematics, such as computing, remembering math facts, and learning time and money concepts. The signs of dyscalculia change over time.This type of LD affects functional skills such as playing board games, counting money, or measuring things.
Dysgraphia
Dysgraphia refers to difficulty with the task of writing.Children with dysgraphia struggle to organize letters, words, and numbers on a page. Handwriting is a complex process that involves processing information and putting thoughts on paper by coordinating vision and pencil movements to form letters and words.Children with this type of LD may also have difficulties with other fine motor skills and spelling.
Dyspraxia
Dyspraxia refers to difficulty with fine motor skills, such as controlling a pencil, grasping scissors, and hand-eye coordination. Parents may observe early signs of dyspraxia in a baby who does not imitate waving and pointing. Dyspraxia also affects gross motor skills such as the coordination to ride a bike or play sports
Auditory Processing Disorder
Children with auditory processing disorders have difficulty with interpreting auditory information related to language development and reading. Parents and teachers might observe difficulties with discriminating similar sounds and words, following directions, and distinguishing important sounds.
Sensory Processing Disorder
Learning disabilities affect the brain's ability to take in information, process it, and use it in a functional manner such as reading, writing, or following directions.children with learning disabilities often have sensory processing issues that compound their difficulties,
Visual Processing Disorder
Visual processing disorders involve difficulties interpreting visual information related to reading, writing, and math. Children with this type of LD might have a problem discerning visual similarities and differences.Other signs of a visual processing disorder include difficulties sequencing symbols, words or images, and spelling.
Diagnosing a Learning Disability
Teachers typically offer a referral for educational testing to understand why a student is not working up to his potential. Usually the discrepancy between a student's expected achievement (such as reading at grade level) and actual academic performance is a hallmark of a learning disability.A speech and language pathology (SLP) evaluation can diagnose dyslexia or, along with an audiologist, diagnose an auditory processing disorder, and an occupational therapy evaluation may indicate dyspraxia, dysgraphia, or a visual processing disorder. Although developmental or learning challenges may be observed in younger children, learning disabilities are typically identified in school-aged children when academic demands increase and skills are closely monitored.
Learning disabilities vary in terms of severity, with sensory systems (e.g., visual, motor or auditory) and functions (e.g., difficulty speaking, reading, or writing) being affected. Parents who observe that their child is struggling to learn should ask their school to provide comprehensive testing by a team composed of a psychologist, occupational and physical therapists, a speech language pathologist, and an educational specialist.
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