Mark school days in colour on a calendar and keep a simple weather journal. Help with organization by breaking down complex tasks and giving an orderly sequence of activities. Develop each subskill to achieve automaticity. Summary Children with special needs often have special gifts such as sensitivity, perserverence, tenacity and resilience. These gifts are far more important than perfect recitation of the alphabet or copying letters.
All children can make progress, but the rate of improvement varies.
Try to build on the child's strengths to build his or her sense of self-respect. Help the child realize the value of people in all walks of life as you go about daily routines. There is a place for everyone. Harper and Row, New York, 1980. A Parents' Guide.