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Image via Wikipedia By Dr James Dobson Children with learning disabilities are often the target of jokes and sneers from other kids, and teachers aren’t always as patient as they should be. Parents have a tendency to be embarrassed or resentful when their kids fall behind and some may accuse their children of being lazy, or not trying hard enough. But just because a child struggles to learn doesn’t mean he has a learning disability. Albert Einstein was so slow as a child that he was considered mentally disabled . Not all slow learners are mentally challenged. Some kids just develop slower, or have learning styles that are difficult to pinpoint. The key is to be patient and to focus on their strengths instead of pointing out their weaknesses. From TODAY, Voices - Monday, 19-April-2010 ----- Related articles by Zemanta Learning Style Inventory - a brief explanation (jaysdad.com) I am not a number and neither should you (ajaimk.com) Technology in the classroom simms ...

Image via Wikipedia By Dr James Dobson Do you know your child's learning style? It's easy to determine, and knowing that can help you communicate better. Cheri Fuller defines three learning styles . Many children are visual learners . That is they learn mostly by looking and seeing. And they have an easy time visualising things. Other children are auditory learners. They learn best by hearing information and verbalising it. The third type and perhaps the least understood, is the kinesthetic learner. Kinesthetic learners need to touch and feel and handle things. However, this type is most at risk in school because the classroom experience is usually targeted for visual and auditory learners. Sitting at a desk all day is a stressful experience for kinesthetic learners and their restlessness is often diagnosed as a behavioral problem. Watch your child for a week or so. Know your child's learning type and use that as a channel to communicate what you want to teach him. Fro...

From TODAY, Voices Tuesday, 13-January-2009 Time and again, this learning styles crop up. One book that used the term "preference", rather than "style", is Read Right , by Dr Dee Tadlock. It was pointed out that we learn in all these ways, but we prefer one or two ways. Anyway, read on.