Do you know someone that has a learning obstacle? Do you know someone that has special needs? If you are like most people then chances are that you know at least one person that has either a learning obstacle or special needs but there are actually differences between the two and isn’t it time to take a look at what is right and not what is wrong?
There should be a happy medium between praising a child and giving the child harder advise.
There is always silver lining within the confines of a learning obstacle.
When you take a look at what is right, what is good or what is strong then you are looking at obstacles in a positive light and it makes it easier to manage. Instead of pushing for change as an obstacle because something is wrong, you should look at change to embrace what is good. To learn more about this, check out this article.
What if we could see a world of learning differences instead of a world of disabilities and special needs?” Isn’t it time to reject the model that emphasizes what’s wrong, disabled, disordered and diseased and replace it with a model that emphasizes what’s right, what’s good, what’s strong?
Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert
Key takeaways
- Calling conditions like dyslexia “learning differences” instead of “learning disabilities” or “special needs” emphasizes the good instead of the bad.
- In that context, it’s easier to work with children and families who have such conditions because they are more prone to hope and optimism.
- It’s best to get professional help to simultaneously develop talents in children with learning differences and address shortcomings before they can become a problem.
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