“I failed in some subjects but my friends passed in all. Now he is an engineer in Microsoft and I am the owner of Microsoft”, the words of wisdom and motivation by Bill Gates. From being branded as dunce to having a net worth of 10, 170 crore USD, he is an inspiration for the masses who have learning disabilities. It is scary if your child is a struggling learner but it is not impossible to make them quick and better learner. A struggling child just need to work a little harder than the kids around him/her in order to complete a small task. A child may be behind grade level but the problem is solvable be it Mathematics for kids or English. Help your child by taking just these 5 tips.
Keep the instructions clear: Keep the instructions and assignments at the time teaching clear and direct so as to avoid any confusion or misunderstanding. Clear instruction and explicit teaching method make sure that a child doesn’t have to guess or put a lot of effort in understanding what he is supposed to do.
Increase the level of assignments gradually: Don’t directly jump to their school grade level of teaching but start with the basics. If a child has good knowledge on the basics of the subject, he/she will show better results. Start with easy assignments and then gradually increase the difficulty level.
Teach one concept at a time: Avoid dumping too much information in the mind of a learner, it will only result in confusion. Understand the restriction of your child’s mind and teach only one subject at one time.
Keep lessons short: Making a child stick with studies for a very long amount of time will make the child bore and uninterested. Short and frequent lessons make sure that the child’s mind wander less and you will find that they perform better.
Teach them the art of self-learning: Don’t serve everything to your child on a plate, let them struggle with their problem, push them to cope up with it. Provide them clear instructions and let them solve. It will make them believe that if they try everything is possible.
Its ok if they make mistakes: If a child makes mistakes while learning take it as a good sign that they are trying. Be patient and motivate them to try.
Make assignments eye catchy: At the time of formulating assignment make sure that they are engaging, colorful and very interesting so that it catches the attention of the child.
Set realistic goals: Keep in mind that your child is struggling from learning and will not achieve the height of academic excellence overnight. Therefore, set realistic goals which doesn’t burden your child.
Reward your child: Reward even the smallest success, it will motivate them to work harder.
Be patient: While dealing with a struggling learner be calm and patient. Share your stories of wrestling up with difficulties. Motivate them and patiently deal with them.
People hold a lot of misconception about struggling learners. If they are slow in understanding or learning something just try and push them to put a little more effort. It is not the end to the world if they are unable to perform in academics. Enroll them in a structured institution outside of school where they get individual attention. Every child has special need, Gifted children have special needs, slow learners, children with severe learning disabilities all need special attention in order to develop to their maximum potential, that is part of what Kumon is all about. Kumon has helped thousands of children in the past and it promises to continue helping them in future too. The appropriate use of Kumon material will lead to improvement in student’s academic ability and often in other forms of physical and emotional ability as well. With the parent support and proper utilization of study material a child will discover that he/ she can learn and progress beyond anyone’s expectation. Therefore, if your child needs special attention call the nearest Centre and climb the path academic success with Kumon.
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