| What is special Learning Difficulty (SLD) |
| |
-
Sometimes we find children possessing unique combination of skills and difficulties.
-
These Children are talented and creative
-
They have average intelligence or above average intelligence.
-
Their minds work exactly the same way as the mind of the genius, but the way they receive, process and express information is different and
-
because of this basic difference, the children ability to read, write, spell, or compute mathematics are severely affected.
-
SLD is an umbrella term used to describe a variety of learning problems whish confronts children and which ultimately lead to poor academic
-
performance in reading, spelling writing or computing math.
|
|
|
| Important points to Remember |
| |
- These children have average or above average intelligence.
- They are talented and creative.
|
| Certain Misconceptions |
| |
- Learning difficulties are not the same as mental retardation, autism, deafness and blindness
- These children are not lazy or stupid
- They do not need pills or diet to cure them.
|
| How Prevalent is it in Children? |
| |
- 15% of our school going children between the age of 6-11 years have specific or general learning difficulties.
|
| Different kinds of learning difficulties |
| |
Dyslexia- Reading Difficulty
- Child cannot read
- Child cannot understand what he reads
- Child cannot associate tellers with sounds.
- Child cannot blend sounds
- Child cannot spell or pronounce words.
|
 |
|
| |
Dyscalculia – Mathematical Difficulty.
- These children cannot solve simple and complex mathematical operations.
- These children cannot understand the concept of time and direction.
- They have problems in handling money transaction.
|
| |
Dysgraphia – Writing Difficulty.
- These children have poor pencil grip
- These children cannot put thoughts on paper.
- These children cannot write within margins and has problems with line spacing.
|
| |
Dyspraxia Co-ordination difficulty.
- These children cannot perform motor task
- These children have speech problems.
- These children have poor short term memory.
|
| |
How can we help children with SLD?
- Early assessment by clinical psychologists, educators or counselors.
- Remedial teaching that is preparing an Individualized educational programme (IEP) for each child according to his/her functional level, which will help him to overcome his weakness in a particular area.
|
