Number and word reading and recognition is an uphill task for children diagnosed with dyslexia and dyscalculia. Education researchers have always emphasized the pedagogical advantages the alternative teaching methods may bring. They advocate the adoption of these teaching methods to accommodate the special learning needs of differently-abled children. One of the methods found suitable is … Read more
Language skills are one of the most basic skills taught at kindergarten and above levels. These skills, which will be useful all through life, are needed to develop communication abilities in a child. A usual learning progression path starts with attaining letters’ knowledge, and gradually kids are traversed through concepts of spelling, vocabulary building, and … Read more
REVIEWED BY NUMBERDYSLEXIA’S MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL ON OCT 02, 2021 Yes, Dyscalculia may affect reading and writing to a certain extent. Dyscalculia is a learning developmental disorder that is known to cause difficulty in comprehending arithmetic, resulting in a deficit in mathematical abilities. However, it may also result in other learning developmental issues. Reading and writing disabilities … Read more
The Digital era that has dawned has reduced the need for paper and pen as means of written communication. However, a handwritten note in beautiful calligraphy still possesses the old-world charm that can open many doors of dialogue and discourse. Of course, changing with the new world is the need of the hour. Hence, a … Read more
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 opened the floodgates for inclusive education for children with learning disabilities at the high school level. It helped many of them fulfill their dreams of pursuing higher education at the college level. However, the continuance of certain accommodations and the addition of others at the college level … Read more
Learning never stops, even if you’re an adult, especially when it comes to the ever-evolving and changing English language. All around the world today, people are looking to get wordy by learning new words and enhancing their vocabulary. At times, it does feel like hitting a hard wall when you’re in the middle of a … Read more
Every child is born unique. Their speciality may be different, and so can be their learning requirements. When it comes to designing an educational curriculum, mostly national intelligence average calculated from a random set of people is taken into account. But, what if not all students meet that intelligence criterion? The problem did come to … Read more
Learning disabilities are not restricted to discomfort with numbers and language only. If you dissect these issues deeply, you will find other co-morbidities working behind the scenes too. Difficulty in reasoning, comprehending, or ascertaining orientation or inability to take care of the self, which is what cognitive disability sums up as, is the result of … Read more
Mandarin is the most spoken language in this world. Surprised why we never thought of learning Mandarin? It is because the language is used only in China and its surrounding areas. Global communication’s success requires a language that has a worldwide presence. And the badge of lingua franca goes to English. With 350 million native … Read more
The process of learning the basics of the English language requires proper guidance. The concepts of vowels and consonants form the nucleus concept of the language. With the changing nature of the world, science, and technology, children are getting more and more aversive to the traditional ways of teaching or learning. That is why it … Read more