Slow Learners Support
Slow Learner
Slow Learner is often a term that’s used to refer the students who exhibit a below average intelligence quotient (IQ). It is believed that their learning abilities develop at a slower rate compared to the other kids of their age. They also have poor retention skills and an overall inability to cope up with academics.
A child can be described as a slow learner if his or her thinking skills develop at a notably slower rate than that of his or her peers. The child will carry on through the exact same developmental stages as his or her peers but at a comparatively slow rate. Also, the child typically has below average or average intelligence.
A “slow learner” can also be described as a child who doesn’t have a learning disability but perhaps learns more slowly than the other children in his/her age group.
What are the signs and symptoms of a slow learner?
- Problems with reading and/or writing
- Problems with math
- Problems paying attention
- Poor memory
- Difficulty following directions
- Clumsiness
- Problems staying organized
- Trouble telling time
Typically, a slow learner has difficulty with higher order thinking or reasoning skills. This suggests that it will be more challenging to learn new concepts. New skills need to be based upon already mastered concepts. This can be difficult when the majority of the class has already mastered a concept and is moving on while the slow learner needs more time. This can lead to gaps in knowledge and basic skills. The more gaps in a content area, the more challenging it is for anyone to learn new concepts. It’s also important to recognize that these students are typically keenly aware they are struggling and self-confidence can be an issue. They are prone to anxiety, low self-image, and eventually may be quick to give up.
If you see such problems in your child for a prolonged period of time, it is important to get him or her assessed and get the support needed to help him/her overcome the challenge and achieve their personal and academic goals.
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How we can help
- Our members of School Psychology India undergo a systematic approach to help impart skills one step at a time and come up with individualized instruction to address the unique challenges and strengths of each child.
- If you suspect that your child has a writing disability or difficulty, feel free to book an appointment with us by filling this form or sending an email to care@specialchild.in with your queries and basic information of your child. We will get back to you with a reply mail with information on the first appointment/consultation.
- During the first consultation which is free, one of our experts will discuss with you about your child and his/her requirements and will decide on whether an assessment is required or not.
- If assessment is required, the expert will discuss the payment and time involved and then fix a schedule for the first assessment.
- On the first assessment, we do a comprehensive assessment of your child’s writing difficulty using various time-tested strategies and methods to confirm the presence of the difficulty and to determine its intensity.
- Based on our assessment and evaluation, a second consultation (free of cost) will be scheduled and the report of the assessment will be discussed with much emphasis on what needs to be done and the parents will be given options which include self-training, IEP support, online coaching, mentoring support and counselling.
- Based on the parents’ requirement, a coach or mentor is allotted to assist the child with the process.
- An IEP or Individualized Education Plan for the child will be designed by our special educators. The parent or teacher will be educated / trained on how to use the IEP effectively to train the child.
- At this juncture too, you can choose whether you want to self-coach or opt for trainer-assisted coaching.
- Counselling is also an integral part of the process whereby our specialized child counselors offer the right support, guidance, and advice as and when required by the parent, teacher, or the child.
- All the components of the process including consultation, assessment, evaluation, IEP designing, coaching, training, mentoring, and counselling will take place through the online platform. We will guide you from the beginning to the end and ensure your child is adequately trained to attain his/her personal and academic goals.
If you see any sign and symptom of writing difficulty in your child, contact us right away.
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- Assessment is a gathering of relevant information about an individual’s areas of strengths and challenges to determine whether he or she may have a disability or a disorder or a unique ability.
- In order to grasp new concepts, a slow learner needs more time, more repetition, and often more resources from teachers to be successful. Reasoning skills are typically delayed which makes new concepts difficult to learn.
- We use informal academic assessment tests to identify the areas where the child needs support. This includes the child’s reading ability, spelling ability, computing ability and word knowledge.
- Email us at care@specialeducator.in or call us at 00 91 97 86 89 00 08 to schedule your first consultation and thereupon an assessment to identify the areas in which your child needs improvement.
- An IEP will include a list of objectives, secondary objectives, plan to achieve those objectives, interventions, and techniques to reach the set objective and alternatives to support contingencies.
- An Individualized Education Plan is a planned schedule of instructions for a child to attain certain objectives in a fixed period of time.
- Slow learners typically do not have a disability even though they need extra support. Cognitive abilities are too high for these learners to be considered for an Intellectual Disability. However, the abilities are usually too low to be considered for a Learning Disability.
- The assessment will provide us a list of areas where a child needs to improve and an IEP will be designed to plan out a strategy to improvise those areas under a certain period. An IEP will include a list of objectives, secondary objectives, plan to achieve those objectives, interventions, and techniques to reach the set objective and alternatives to support contingencies.
- Email us at care@specialeducator.in or call us at 00 91 97 86 89 00 08 to schedule your first consultation and thereupon an assessment to identify the areas in which your child needs improvement through a well drafted IEP.
- Children with academic disabilities require lifelong assistance and optimal management strategies differ depending on the child’s age and circumstances.
- If you choose to self-coach them, our experts will be happy to extend mentoring services which include weekly once interaction about the child’s work based on the IEP.
- Our mentors will provide you the tips and techniques to get the work done with your child.
- They will guide you in times of need and will help you work with your child.
- In mentoring, the experts will not be dealing with the child on a day-to-day basis while there will be scheduled sessions with parents like 2 or 4 sessions in a month.
- Assessment report and an IEP is needed to avail Mentoring services.
- Email us at care@specialeducator.in or call us at 00 91 97 86 89 00 08 to schedule your first consultation and thereupon avail our mentoring services.
- Many studies have shown that children with poor learning abilities benefit from memory techniques, understanding learning process, learning interventions, retention techniques as well as from interventions that promote vocabulary and oral language development.
- Our experts will be able to coach your child online on a day-to-day basis for a fixed amount of time through Google Meet or any other video chat platform.
- Email us at care@specialeducator.in or call us at 00 91 97 86 89 00 08 to schedule your first consultation and thereupon avail our mentoring services.
- Parents need to be aware of the child’s potential as well as the areas where he/she needs that extra push. Besides, parents need to understand what academic disorders mean to the child and his/her life while caring about the child’s academic life and career ahead.
- Counselling is a type of service that aims to provide the necessary knowledge, tools, guidance and especially support to parents without bias or judgment.
- The child needs to be encouraged and his/her ego should be strengthened enough so that the child can understand and manage his/her difficulties.
- Email us at care@specialeducator.in or call us at 00 91 97 86 89 00 08 to schedule your first consultation and thereupon avail our mentoring services.
If you see any sign and symptom of slow learning in your child, contact us right away.