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Article #362: How to Overcome From Learning Disabilities?

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HOW TO OVERCOME FROM LEARNING loosing interest in the learning process
DISABILITIES? itself. Frequent forgetful is another
BY PROF. M.S.RAO, ACADEMIC GUIDE, ICFAI fall out of this drawback. The child
UNIVERSITY, INDIA gets demotivated. The future looks very
" I was, on the whole, considerably dark for the child and it takes a very
discouraged by my school days. It was long time to pull him out. Precious time
not pleasant to feel oneself so gets wasted in the learning process. The
completely outclassed and left behind at student may get beset with constant fear
the beginning of the race", quoted of failure and fear of criticism.
Winston Churchill. REMEDIES:
INTRODUCTION: It is desirable to identify the problem
Do you know what the great personalities first. One has to accept that it is a
like Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, problem that needs to be paid more
Alexander Gram Bell, Walt Disney had one attention so that it can be addressed
difficulty in common? It is none other accordingly. The parent as well as the
than Learning Disability. All of them teacher should empathize with the child.
had difficulty in learning yet they The child should be treated with concern
succeeded in their lives. and care, and needs to be trained
WHAT IS LEARNING DISABILITY? tenderly with extra efforts. The
According to Wikipedia, " In the US and technological inventions can be made use
Canada, the term Learning Disability (LD) of up to the hilt for the same.
refers to a group of disorders that While teaching, the teacher makes use of
affect a broad range of academic and audio and visual effects. In the case of
functional skills including the ability such children, the application of visual
to speak, listen, read, write, spell, aid proves handier and the child can also
reason and organize information". discover the joy of learning. Such child
Many parents do not know that their needs constant appreciation, motivation
children possess this drawback. LD can and pat. By doing so we can check the
be defined as the inability or child getting deviated due to negative
incapability on the part of the child to pulls and pressures.
understand grasp, or learn, or to read, Encourage the child by participating in
to memorize or pronounce properly, or to quizzes, brain games like chess sudoku,
speak however the best efforts a child cross word puzzle etc., as such
might put. In developed countries this activities stimulate the mental
problem has been recognized and addressed faculties. Teachers and parents have to
properly. Where as in the developing play a proactive role so as to overcome
countries the problem is not addressed, the child from LD.
as they are yet to know it as a problem. CONCLUSION:
LD can also be called Dyslexia and also Anne Ford clearly said, "Learning
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). disabilities can not be cured, but they
CAUSES: can be treated successfully and children
The root of the problem can be ascribed with Learning Disability can go on to
in number of ways. A few parents whip up live happy, successful lives".
children for failing to pass or failing Keeping Corporate Social Responsibility
to score in examination without knowing (CSR) in view, the corporate should come
that the child has the disability to forward to highlight the issue of LD. In
learn. In most of the cases the problem this context, it is relevant to note that
is due to the heredity background or due Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) sponsored
to genetic factors. Either the maternal the Mumbai Marathon in 2006 by
or paternal side of the child there might highlighting this drawback. Individually
be mental disorders. Or at times it also, people must come forward to address
could due to genetic factors. If a woman this problem.
does not take nutritious food nor had any When we can convert negative slogan like
problem may also result in the birth of physically handicapped into a positive
the child with this difficulty. If the slogan like physically challenged and
child meets with any accidents and it may mentally retarded into mentally
affect him mentally. At times due to challenged then can we not convert a
external disturbances like noise can negative slogan like Learning Disability
become a barrier to poor listening and into a better positive slogan? Just
learning. LD can not be equated with low think!
intelligence. The child has the mental MESSAGE:
disorder to learn. Because of all these All human beings have one weakness or the
drawbacks, besides improper concentration other and no one is free from weaknesses
the child has the inability to understand as a whole. What is needed is the
what the speaker is saying and thus ability to convert weaknesses into
finding it very difficult to paraphrase. strengths. Everything is possible in
EFFECTS: this world. What is needed is the iron
The child gradually develops low will and grit to overcome from
self-esteem because of poor performance. difficulties and drawbacks. Great
He gets upset mentally, emotionally, leaders in the world survived and
psychologically whenever he is subjected succeeded in spite of suffering from this
to neglect or humiliation or ridicule, difficulty. Therefore, turn your scars
rejection or ostracisation. Whenever the into stars so that success would touch
child puts more efforts to learn he may your toes.
find it stressful to learn thereby






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