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Children with Learning Disabilities:
If your child is not doing
well in school as they should or as they have the potential to they may be
having a learning disability. Paying attention to what these children do is
crucial.
A learning disability means
having a normal intelligence but a problem in one or more areas of learning.
Learning disabilities can affect
many areas:
1.
Speech-
Problem in listening and speaking.
2.
Reading-
Difficulties in decoding, recognising and understanding words.
3. Problems
of writing, spelling and organising ideas.
4. Problems
doing mathematics and understanding basic concepts.
5. Problem in reasoning and putting thoughts together.
6. Problems remembering facts and simple instructions.
5. Problem in reasoning and putting thoughts together.
6. Problems remembering facts and simple instructions.
7.
They
have problems socializing and making friends. Especially handling frustrations.
8.
Problem
In physical coordination example running , jumping, skipping, writing,
clapping. Some have difficulties in Organization. Example time and order.
9.
They also
have problems in metacognition.
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Bright
Children with learning disabilities often have special talents in one of these
o
Performing
Arts
o
Visual
arts
o
Engineering
o
Architecture.
·
Sadly
these subjects are not valued in school the way reading and writing is.Hence making
these children feel stupid.
What Tuleane Afrika Initiative Foundation does is
o
Nature
and honour their Talent and strength: we take charge of their. It is important to
us not to put their talent on hold till they catch up with the academics. Some
children are slow in the beginning of their school years then catch up as they
proceed. At these points they go back to the mainstream classes and continue
with their academics. While others are purely vocational. We assist them in
their gifts and nature them.
o
We work
on their compensation strategy eg using calculators, books on tape, computers
and other Intensive use of technologies craft Silicon.
o
Provide
a social and Emotional support.
o
We
ensure the right environment:
o
We
help these gifted children help themselves, By teaching them met skills and self-management.
Tuleane Afrika Teaches them how to cope with difficulties they may face in life
and lead them through problem solving sessions.
o
Provide
counselling support
Some of the world success stories of people with learning disabilities
include:
- Walt Disney- He
is known to have struggled with learning disabilities.
-Albert Ainstein
- Thomas Edison
- Tommy Hilfigure-
Designer
- Billy Banks-World class martial arts artist
- Billy Banks-World class martial arts artist
- Whoopi
Goldberg- Actress
- Nelson
Rockafeller-Vice president
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