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