Understanding Learning Difficulties in Children
Learning difficulty is a term used to describe challenges that make it harder for a child to learn certain skills, such as reading, writing, spelling, speaking, or understanding mathematics. These difficulties are not related to a child’s intelligence. In fact, many children with learning difficulties are just as intelligent as their peers but process information differently. They simply need the right teaching methods, patience, and support to learn effectively.
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Learning Difficulties
Dysgraphia is a learning disability that affects writing skills. Children with dysgraphia may struggle with handwriting, letter formation, spelling, organizing their thoughts on paper, and written expression. It is often associated with difficulties in fine motor skills, visual-spatial processing, and the coordination required for writing.
Dyslexia is a learning disability that primarily affects reading and language processing. Children with dyslexia may have difficulty recognizing words, connecting letters to sounds, reading fluently, spelling accurately, and understanding written text. These challenges are linked to differences in how the brain processes language rather than a lack of intelligence.
Dyscalculia is a learning disability that affects a child's ability to understand and work with numbers. Children with dyscalculia may have difficulty recognizing number patterns, learning basic math facts, understanding mathematical concepts, solving word problems, and performing calculations. They may also struggle with the visual-spatial and organizational skills needed for mathematics.
How GCWC can help?
At GCWC, we focus on detailed assessment and make a management plan that is tailor made to each and every child. The team of compassionate individuals including occupational therapist, speech therapist, special educator, clinical psychologists and psychiatrist, offer a unique blend of expertise which is what a parent needs. The plans for learning difficulties (SLD) include:
Management plan at the centre including OT, Special Education, Speech Therapy, Counselling sessions, Parent Guidance sessions Fine motor skills form a big part in writing skills, for which we have the OT classes for the child Special Educator uses various means and a multi-sensory approach to working with children and helps them overcome the child’s reading writing difficulties Clinical Psychologists assess and work with the child to improve the self esteem, enhance the motivation of the child, to encourage the child to work in academics and at the same time have the opportunity to blossom into an individual with a strong personality Family and parent guidance session work at managing the expectations of the parents. Home plans for outstation parents Daily session plans Weekly plans along with mid week online feedback
As they say, “It takes a village to raise a child” and at GCWC we have a village…
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