| More information is being discovered about learning | | | | he or she will be tested for the ability to speak and to |
| disabilities everyday, and with this growth in knowledge | | | | understand the speech of others. If a problem is |
| comes an increase in the number of people diagnosed | | | | identified, the speech pathologist will suggest that he or |
| with scholastic difficulties. Because of this, | | | | she begin speech therapy as soon as possible, since |
| professionals trained in helping people to overcome | | | | the sooner a learning disability is dealt with, the easier it |
| their learning problems are needed now more than | | | | will be for him or her to make the transition to school. |
| ever. This is a fascinating field and if you choose to | | | | 3. Teacher |
| take part in it, you can feel good about embarking on a | | | | The right instructor for your child will have the time and |
| career path that will enable you to help people in need | | | | the training necessary to work with learning disabled |
| improve the quality of their lives. There are a host of | | | | students. This may be a general or special education |
| learning disability related jobs available, including: | | | | teacher, depending on the severity of your child's |
| 1. Pediatrician | | | | scholastic problems. General education teachers may |
| A child's doctor is often the primary line of defense | | | | obtain the necessary training from workshops or |
| against learning problems. Nowadays, pediatric tests | | | | classes offered by private schools, nonprofit |
| are able to identify possible disabilities earlier than ever | | | | organizations, or learning centers that specialize in |
| before. Still, if symptoms manage to keep themselves | | | | working with students who have scholastic difficulties. |
| hidden for a while, as soon as they're discovered, the | | | | Special education teachers are trained to work with |
| pediatrician will be the first person that a child's parent | | | | students who may have one or more of a variety of |
| will contact. For example, if an 18-month-old child | | | | disabilities, including cognitive, physical, and social |
| doesn't seem to understand or respond to his or her | | | | disorders. |
| parent's speech, the parent may bring this up with their | | | | 4. Tutor |
| pediatrician, who will first test the child's hearing. If his or | | | | Sometimes outside help is needed to assist your child |
| her hearing is fine, then the child will be referred by the | | | | in making the most of his or her educational |
| pediatrician to a speech pathologist. | | | | opportunities. If this is the case, you may want to hire a |
| 2. Speech Pathologist | | | | specially trained tutor to teach your child the strategies |
| These licensed professionals are trained to assess a | | | | that will allow them to interpret the information that is |
| child's speech development and point out any potential | | | | relayed to them in their schoolwork. Sometimes, the |
| problems. When a child is sent to a speech pathologist, | | | | difference a tutor makes can help a child forever. |