It is difficult for parents to accept their little ones as slow learners. It is not a type of disability as all kids are born with their specific skills. Its our duty to make kids life easy but on same time no over pampering need to be done.
I want to share few ideas to help slow learners to cope up with their friends in school and in society as well.
SLOW LEARNER
In short, kids who understand concepts, lessons little slow and got angry easily on small thing, become stubborn and achieves developmental milestones at a pace later than the peers of same age group.
3 P” S Parents, patience, praise (magical tool)
1) Be patience: – Both teachers and parents need to be patience and calm to make concept clear to them. It is very important to have constant parent -teacher association to make strategies accordingly.
- Teachers can ask to take extra classes with the aid of school management to give more time to little munchkins. Never compare your child with other as every child is different in own way, maybe he become famous musician or anything else.
- Do not apply scolding policy with kids as it demotivates them.
- Teachers can also explore hidden talent in them, so that particular skill can be enhanced by proper training in any form.
2) Motivation best tool: – Always pat on their back even on small drawing or reading few lines, as it makes a great difference. It encourages that they can also do something better in life.
- Give them star, smileys on hand and sometimes small takeaways likes cartoon eraser, colour, candies or pencils. It makes them to learn faster and more focused in next class. It boosts self-confidence and inspire them to putting in an effort to learn.
3) Introduce innovative tools: – Give them board games, interactive books, audio and visual aids etc. that work for them.
- Simply ask them to make own Word book and write words and draw pictures related to it that they have learnt at the end of day, or they can cut out pictures from magazines and paste it to make it more attractive.
They will never forget these words often and it really works. - Use picture books for reading a story and rhymes for listening any poem.
4) Let a buddy teach: – Ask their friends to teach sometimes, so that kid do not feel segregated from others and do not feel alone. Kids of their age help to make lessons understand in more funny way.
- To do group activity, always try to pair them with a buddy who can guide at their speed level.
- Other friends need to be taught not to bully with them.
5) Give less homework: – Always set small goals like write table of 5 by copying and then ask to learn and write again by 3 times more and result can be seen in front of us.
It helps to reduce anxiety and understand more.
6) Join extra-curricular activities: – Always praise to take extra classes of their interests, so that they can also get a time to be in their own creative world. If you want to have some activities related ideas go and check Nurture kids future topic.
- Let them do what they want under some close guidance. They can create some magic with creative ideas.
7) No overpampering at home: – Over pampered child can also be one of main reason. Do not try to spoon food everything. They very well know that just by little yelling at someone, their wish can be completed and gradually this habit can be easily developed in them.
- But as parent need to be good teacher to tell them about its importance and how to calm them smartly is best funda.
8) Give extra time: – They need extra attention and time for any assignment to be finished. So, need to give instructions again and repeatedly. They would not understand under pressure or in hurried schedule. It will be worth it totally when you saw your kids achieve goals with full confidence and smile.
Let them raise and do hard work so that they can also learn how to deal with this world.
Don’ts: –
- Always emphasis on oral and reading skills instead of forcing them to always write pages.
Reading books and oral skills boost them to speak in front of anyone. - Always ask them to work hard as every kid do. Never let them quit.
- Always praise sometime of their success in front of their friends. Never compare kids with others.
- Always try to guide child in right direction. Never be over protective to them.
- Failures is secret of big success in life.
- No child deserves any less of a chance.
- Make them independent over time.
- Do not ignore their small success.
With constant effort and in touch with teacher, parents can really do make a difference in them.
My goal is to share few tips for such talented kids as kids are like seed. If we provide proper nutrition to it, would blossoms in a beautiful flower.
Our munchkins growth depends on teacher in form of good parents.
Every child has different learning style and unique capacity to learn and succeed in life.
Do comment and share your any story related to it and if my blog help in dealing with that in any point. I would love to hear it.
