Learning Disabilities In Children

How do you detect learning disabilities in children? Medical professionals have stated that trying to accomplish this task is difficult because every child have different symptoms. Grab your pen and take notes to find the most common learning disabilities in children.

To detect learning disabilities in children, you will need:

• Kids Disability Log Sheet
• Research Medical Skills-Children
• Professional Assistance/Child Evaluation

1. Observe children to detect learning disabilities in children. Spot Dyslexia which happens when a child has difficulty writing and reading. Check to see if he can remember written words and simple sentences.
2. Look at children eyes to detect learning disabilities in children. Detect Visual Processing Disorders (VPD) by seeing if a child can tell the difference between two things that look the same. See if the child can distinguish the difference between numbers, patterns, shapes and objects.
3. Do research on different disabilities to increase your knowledge about learning disabilities in children. For example, dyspraxia is a learning disability that may hinder a child’s ability to brush his teeth, tie his shoes, or do other simple tasks. Practice trying to complete such tasks with the child several times until the child can do it unsupervised.  Dyscalculia is another learning disability seen in children.  Find out if your child has problems learning and solving math problems. Try to see if your child can multiply, add, subtract, and divide numbers to detect Dyscalculia. To find out if your child has Dysgrahia to help you detect learning disabilities in children which make it difficult for a child to write. Observe the child’s writing skills to see if he can organize letters, words, and numbers in a logical manner. Tutoring the student on how to write properly will improve his writing skills. 

Tips and Warnings:

• Avoid coming to a quick conclusion
• Check to see if your child can follow simple directions
• Watch out for poor social skills
• Pay attention your child’s memory skills

Like all learning disabilities, children can overcome them and become successful in life.