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Indications of a learning disability

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Learning struggles can occur in any academic area and at any age.

Often struggling students are very intelligent or gifted, they just process information differently. Not
all of these students are seen as having special needs, or learning disabilities, but they are struggling
learners.

A learning issue should be suspected if:

Your child works harder than he/she should have to
Homework is a struggle
Your child often forgets instructions, math facts, or spelling words
Schoolwork takes longer to complete than it should
Your child is frustrated
Your child feels they are dumb
Your child is behind in their grade level
Your child is exhausted at the end of the school day

Educational Therapy
Educational Consulting
Diagnostic Tutoring

Often, a parent knows something is not quite right before anyone else becomes
suspicious. Well meaning professionals will sometimes suggest to “wait and see” if
the student grows out of a stage. It can be a matter of maturity, but if it is a weak
underlying processing skill at the root of the cause, then during the months you wait
to see if your child grows past it, his peers are racing ahead academically. The gap
between your child and the others keeps widening. Identifying a learning disability
can be critical to a child’s self esteem, as well as their academic success.

Whether a student needs intervention depends on the amount of stress the learning challenge is
causing and how it is affecting learning, self esteem and behavior.

Prevention is always easier than remediation.

Patricia Vail,
Author of books on Learning Disabilities