One of the most challenging situations to deal with as an educator or parent of special needs children is classroom disruption. Disruptions impede the learning process and create additional stress for the child and other students.

Dyspraxia is not often talked about in the public sphere, and what people tend to know about it can often be mistaken for ADHD. Dyspraxia is a neurological condition that affects a child’s physical coordination and movement. It’s also known as Developmental Coordination Disorder.

These are things you can watch out for if your child is displaying a mix of these behaviours and signs:

There are many stereotypes about dyslexic people being “slow-learners” but have you ever wondered how some dyslexic people managed to be so successful?

Albert Einstein, Tom Cruise and Leonardo Da Vinci are well-known in their respective field of work. One thing they share in common is that they are dyslexic.

When you first find out that your child is diagnosed with special needs, a series of roller coaster emotions and worries can be expected. Panic might set in. How will I cope with this? Am I prepared to support my child’s development?

Similarly for educators who are unequipped with the tools and knowledge, they might be unprepared when tasked to manage special needs students.

This is a common issue with children and not something out of the ordinary. Children have a short attention span and don’t always listen; but it can be more acute when dealing with children with special needs.

Getting a child to listen is not always the easiest thing to do in the world, but learning how to get a child to listen becomes especially important for children with special needs.

Children have a variety of reasons for not listening to their parents, guardian, or teachers.

Dyslexia is the most common and well known learning disability affecting up to 10% of the population; yet misconceptions and myths run rampant. The common understanding of dyslexia is that it causes children to read backwards. Sometimes people might even think it means children can’t read. While some misconceptions about dyslexia may be based upon some amount of truth, many of it are also just misconceptions and myths.

These misconceptions also may affect how people misidentify, or miss the signs of dyslexia.

Slow in reading books of their age level
A child that is having a difficult time reading shouldn’t automatically be seen as not being smart or advanced enough in their development. Neither should it be dismissed as the child just being uninterested. If the child is not reading to their age level, it is a good signal to take notice as it could be a sign of dyslexia.

Young children may be smart enough to get around any learning disabilities they may have by essentially ignoring the problem and powering through. They may even excel, but once they start entering secondary school, and the reading material and subject matters become more complex, it gets harder to ignore the problems. This is especially true with dyslexia as long, complex pages of text start to look arcane and illegible.

Messy handwriting
Children with dyslexia also commonly have dysgraphia. Children with dysgraphia have a difficult time writing properly. Their writing is inconsistent, messy, and may have problems spacing letters out properly on a page.

Difficulty keeping organised
Children with dyslexia also may have problems with keeping themselves organised. There is a process to organisation that dyslexic children may have issues with, and this can easily be dismissed as the child just being messy. Taken in conjunction with other signs, it could signal that the child may have dyslexia.

When a child shows consistent signs of these issues, it might be that the child has undiagnosed dyslexia or other learning disabilities that escaped notice. It is important to note that the child does not necessarily have a learning disorder just because they may have some issues with certain subjects in school. If the child is showing consistent issues with their learning, it’s always recommended to have the child professionally diagnosed to know the best method to help the child develop.

Join us at College of Allied Educators to see how you can develop an understanding of the different types of exceptional children, their needs, and the different special needs programmes and specialties that are available to you, for them.

CAE’s 12-month Advanced Diploma in Special Education course trains educators and parents in the identification, diagnosis and treatment of these needs and the basic principles and practices of effective teaching and learning. The programme is highly practice-oriented to ensure that what you learn in class can be applied to children with special needs under your charge.

CAE’s Diploma in Learning Disorders Management & Child Psychology programme is designed specifically to train potential teachers, parents and caregivers to identify, detect and support children with special needs, such as Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Dyspraxia, and Dyslexia.

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