Learn to Read Articles: Some Telltale Signs That Your Kid Has a Learning Disability

When children are still at the point of developing their reading skills, a lot of parents get worried that their child might suffer from a learning disability. Most parents go by the wrong idea that when their kids cannot seem to learn to read fast enough, he automatically has a reading disorder. You should reserve judgment before concluding that. The ability to learn how to read is not the one single factor looked at in kids with learning disabilities. Your child may have a learning disability but in may be exhibited in a number of ways, not necessarily in reading skills. Our hope is that this educate parents about the basic signs of kids with learning disabilities that are not limited in how fast they learn to read!

1. Children who suffer from learning disabilities should not be lumped together with kids with low IQs. Kids with learning disabilities already have the knowledge in them, but the problem is that they may have trouble expressing it. How can you tell if the child is having trouble expressing what his knowledge?? For example, when you ask your child a question, he can easily answer but when you ask him to write the answer down, he will exhibit much difficulty, even if he has already learned the concept and should be of writing age. It is frustrations like these that can be the first sign of learning disabilities that parents should look out for.

2. If your child is at the point of learning how to read, and can recite the alphabet without difficulty, but find it extremely challenging to say particular letters when pointed out, you can suspect a learning disability. It is the same case if the child can count from 1 to 100 without trouble, but have difficulty writing these numbers down on paper.

3. Another telltale sign for dyslexia is your child inverting the spelling or words or how the letters are written. For example, a dyslexic child usually jumbles the letters b and d up and makes the error of writing the small b as a d and vice versa. When asked to spell the word "dog", he or she may come up with "God" instead. If mistakes like these have become very frequent, you may want to look into going to a doctor that specializes in these things.

We hope that these simple signs have educated you regarding children’s possible learning abilities. Remember that every child has difficulty mastering simple skills at first, so before you start suspecting any disability, give them time to master the skill first. If you notice that a significant time has passed and the child exhibits the same amount of difficulty, then we encourage you to see an expert about the matter.