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