| Identifying the deep and underlying causes of learning | | | | system is used by quality testing and learning centers |
| disabilities doesn't have to be difficult. A "Learning | | | | to help better identify potentially weak or strong |
| Style Exercise helps bring to the surface potential | | | | skills. Higher scores in a certain area typically will mean |
| causes for many common learning disabilities including | | | | they are a root cause for a learning issue. The |
| dyslexia (difficulty understanding words, sentences, | | | | processes focused on in this exercise include |
| or paragraphs), dyscalculia (difficulty solving | | | | attention, processing speed, auditory processing, |
| mathematical problems and grasping mathematical | | | | visual processing, and logic and reasoning. |
| concepts, and auditory and visual processing | | | | Here are your instructions so you can conduct a small |
| disabilities. There are many other disabilities as well | | | | sample "Learning Styles Exercise": "Compared to kids |
| that affect people from all walks of life. The | | | | the same age and gender, this behavior occurs |
| important thing is that these learning disabilities often | | | | _________ in my son or daughter." Rank each |
| are masked behind weak cognitive skills. | | | | statement on a scale of "0" to "4" as follows: (0) less |
| The exercise can pinpoint exactly what cognitive skill | | | | often OR doesn't apply at this age; (1) at about the |
| is weak, and will give a qualified tutor the knowledge | | | | same frequency; (2) slightly more; (3) considerably |
| they need to create a plan of action to help the | | | | more; or (4) significantly more. You would rank |
| student strengthen the weak skill. Working on | | | | where your child stands on topics such as attention, |
| strengthening weak cognitive skills will dramatically | | | | processing speed, auditory processing, memory, |
| increase effectiveness of the individual when it | | | | visual processing, and logic. Each of those main |
| comes to learning. Simply, if a student is | | | | categories would have a variety of sub categories |
| compensating for weak cognitive skills by relying on | | | | that you would work from. |
| his or her strong cognitive skills, a "Learning Styles | | | | After you are done you would add up each category. |
| Exercise" will reveal this underlying pattern and allow | | | | A score of 6 or below would suggest a normal range |
| for corrective action. | | | | for that particular skill set, scoring 7 to 9 points out |
| Studies have revealed that more than 80% of | | | | potential weaknesses, 10 to 11 shows a likely |
| learning struggles come from weak underlying | | | | weakness, and 12 or above suggests a significant |
| cognitive mental skills. That is why cognitive based | | | | weakness. |
| testing, like a "Learning Styles Exercise", is the most | | | | Once you have conducted your own assessments it |
| proven and effective way to start someone on the | | | | is important to go to a qualified learning center for a |
| path to improved learning. | | | | more thorough assessment of your child's particular |
| With a learning style exercise the main focus is on | | | | situation. |
| the main processing areas in the brain. A scoring | | | | |