The more we discover about learning disabilities in children, the more we know they don't have to limit children at all. Simply stated, learning disabilities are troubles children might have with skills such as listening reading, writing, spelling or speaking. The following information lists five major types of learning disabilities, and what parents can do to help. Children can begin to show signs of these disabilities during preschool, early grades and throughout their academic careers - so be sure to watch children for the warning signs below.
Parents can help improve language skills by reading to children everyday.
In addition, trips that expose them to language through conversations, such as to museums and zoos, are excellent vocabulary builders. These include slurred speech, stuttering and lisping which can all affect a child's ability to communicate by making them hesitant to speak because of embarrassment. Children may also be embarrassed by hoarseness of voice or monotone, which can be caused for many reasons. For all these speech disabilities, a parent can repeat back the correct way to pronounce words through normal and frequent conversation. Reading Disabilities and Dyslexia Children who show little interest in reading and the reading portions of educational television may have a reading disability.