Is Your Child a "Grey Area" Student? Why You Should Know the Answer
In any classroom there is a mix of three types of students.
There are students who are bright and who will learn no matter how they are taught, students who are obviously struggling to learn and keep up with the rest of the class, and what I call 'grey area' students, students who are doing their best to learn and not causing their teacher any undue worry or concern, but who are not enjoying learning or reaching their full learning potential.
The percentage of students in each group varies from class to class.
After many years in classrooms I guess that between 10 and 15% of students obviously need extra learning support however, 20-40% of students are good learners and are capable of learning in any situation.
That leaves between 55-70% of students fit into the 'grey area' between the other two groups.
These are the students who are quite capable of learning but who, for one reason or another, are not learning as well as they could.
These are the students who may get the comment 'could do better' on their report cards, these are the students who may be accused of being unfocused, distractible, and even lazy because they have stopped trying to learn.
Here is why you need to know if your child is a 'grey area' student; Those students who are good learners will learn no matter how, or what, they are taught.
Those students with learning problems will rely on the availability of extra support from the school or somewhere else.
It is the students who are trying to learn, but who may come across a learning hurdle, that miss out.
These students may not get the support they need to help them reach their learning potential.
They may not get help because; * no one has recognized that they are struggling to learn * the teacher is not trained in how to help children with learning difficulties * these students are seen as poor learners rather than good learners with a learning difficulty * these student usually do not cause trouble in class, they try hard to overcome their difficulties and they blame them selves for not being able to learn Some of these 'grey area' students find ingenious ways around their learning difficulty.
I have worked with many students who have developed wild and wonderful ways of working and learning.
This can make it very difficult to recognize when a child is struggling to learn.
Most of the time these students cannot get over their learning hurdles on their own.
These students may give up the struggle and decide that learning is not for them.
They quickly begin to lose confidence in themselves as learners.
What a waste! So many of these students either give up on learning altogether or wear themselves out trying to overcome their learning problems on their own.
In either case they never become the good learners they are capable of becoming.
That is why you need to know if your child is a 'grey area' student.
You need to be ready to provide your child the help he or she needs to overcome their learning hurdles.
You need to watch for the tell tale signs that indicate that your child is struggling to learn and do something to get your child the help they need.
You need to stop your child's learning difficulty becoming a learning problem.
It has been estimated that as many as 25% of students have learning difficulties at some time during their school career.
These are the 'grey area' students and they need your help.
If you even suspect that your child fits into this group get the help your child needs before it is too late.
There are students who are bright and who will learn no matter how they are taught, students who are obviously struggling to learn and keep up with the rest of the class, and what I call 'grey area' students, students who are doing their best to learn and not causing their teacher any undue worry or concern, but who are not enjoying learning or reaching their full learning potential.
The percentage of students in each group varies from class to class.
After many years in classrooms I guess that between 10 and 15% of students obviously need extra learning support however, 20-40% of students are good learners and are capable of learning in any situation.
That leaves between 55-70% of students fit into the 'grey area' between the other two groups.
These are the students who are quite capable of learning but who, for one reason or another, are not learning as well as they could.
These are the students who may get the comment 'could do better' on their report cards, these are the students who may be accused of being unfocused, distractible, and even lazy because they have stopped trying to learn.
Here is why you need to know if your child is a 'grey area' student; Those students who are good learners will learn no matter how, or what, they are taught.
Those students with learning problems will rely on the availability of extra support from the school or somewhere else.
It is the students who are trying to learn, but who may come across a learning hurdle, that miss out.
These students may not get the support they need to help them reach their learning potential.
They may not get help because; * no one has recognized that they are struggling to learn * the teacher is not trained in how to help children with learning difficulties * these students are seen as poor learners rather than good learners with a learning difficulty * these student usually do not cause trouble in class, they try hard to overcome their difficulties and they blame them selves for not being able to learn Some of these 'grey area' students find ingenious ways around their learning difficulty.
I have worked with many students who have developed wild and wonderful ways of working and learning.
This can make it very difficult to recognize when a child is struggling to learn.
Most of the time these students cannot get over their learning hurdles on their own.
These students may give up the struggle and decide that learning is not for them.
They quickly begin to lose confidence in themselves as learners.
What a waste! So many of these students either give up on learning altogether or wear themselves out trying to overcome their learning problems on their own.
In either case they never become the good learners they are capable of becoming.
That is why you need to know if your child is a 'grey area' student.
You need to be ready to provide your child the help he or she needs to overcome their learning hurdles.
You need to watch for the tell tale signs that indicate that your child is struggling to learn and do something to get your child the help they need.
You need to stop your child's learning difficulty becoming a learning problem.
It has been estimated that as many as 25% of students have learning difficulties at some time during their school career.
These are the 'grey area' students and they need your help.
If you even suspect that your child fits into this group get the help your child needs before it is too late.
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