The Real Price of Not Addressing Your Child’s Learning Problems
Failing or delaying to address a child’s learning difficulties has far-reaching implications for both parents and children alike. Edublox reading, maths and learning clinic warns that the real cost of withholding learning intervention programmes from children with learning difficulties should not be underestimated.
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Reading, ‘riting and ‘rithmetic — How Does Your Child Measure Up?
The three R’s of learning are reading, ‘riting and ‘rithmetic. A child’s ability to read, write and do arithmetic (maths) sets the foundation for their academic success, and impacts their potential for future accomplishments across-the-board.
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Celebrating Amazing Academic Progress
At the age of 10, Lebogang Mamadi from Northridge Primary school in Pretoria celebrated a 14 percent improvement in all of his subjects within three school terms. Lebogang and other top learners who received additional reading and learning support at Edublox clinics around the country celebrated truly amazing academic progress and experienced personal success in other areas of their lives too.
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Overcoming a Language and Reading Problem
Language plays a vital role in reading. Its role in reading can be compared to the role of running in the game of soccer. One cannot play soccer if one cannot run. One cannot read a book in a language unless one knows that particular language.
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Overcoming Spelling Difficulties
The ability to spell correctly is one of the fundamentals that will never cease to be important. Not only can spelling difficulties cause problems at school, but the ability to spell is nearly essential for adult employment. It is thus wise to make sure that a child’s spelling is on par.
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Tips for Parents: Assessing Your Child’s School Report
Just before the school holidays really begin, there is a moment of truth when parents receive their child’s year-end school report card. Knowing what to look out for when reading a school report is really essential for all parents, regardless of the final mark their child receives.
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When Reading Fluency Is Good But Reading Comprehension Is Poor
Reading comprehension is the heart and goal of reading, since the purpose of all reading is to gather meaning from the printed page. It is assumed that the comprehension of children who are good readers is on track. But three to ten percent of those children don’t understand most of what they’re reading.
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Maths Learning Difficulties Are Real
When talking about learning difficulties many people assume that we are referring to a reading difficulty. We often hear the saying, “A learning problem is a reading problem.” This, of course, is not true. Among students classified as learning disabled, arithmetic difficulties are as prevalent as reading problems.
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The A2Z of Reading Difficulties
If your child is having trouble learning to read, the best approach is to take immediate action. Ninety-five percent of poor readers can be brought up to grade level if they receive effective help early. The longer you wait to get help for a child with reading difficulties, the harder it will be for that child to catch up.
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School Need Not Be a Nightmare
Dumb, stupid. Definitely two of the most repugnant words in the English language; words that ought to be regarded as swear words! Still, that is how children label themselves when they experience school as a nightmare.
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