| We've all heard the terms "gifted" and
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| | administered by school officials with
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| "learning disabled" before, but most of
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| | ease. Inevitably, smart children with
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| us have little idea what these labels
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| | learning disabilities fall through the
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| truly mean. While it is often believed
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| | cracks in public schools; there isn't
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| that children with learning disabilities
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| | enough attention to help everyone. If a
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| are always mentally "slow," many such
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| | parent or the child himself feels that
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| children are both intellectually gifted
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| | they need to be tested for a learning
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| and have a learning disability, which
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| | disability, the parent must become the
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| presents an unique set of problems to the
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| | child's advocate. Any student has the
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| educator. While understanding and
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| | right to take a learning disability test;
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| efficiently processing information is
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| | this right to test for suspected learning
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| more difficult for persons with learning
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| | disabilities is protected by the
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| disabilities, the greater problem in such
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| | Americans with Disabilities Act. First
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| a case is reconciling within oneself the
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| | talk with your child's teacher and if you
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| experience of possessing both high
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| | find that you are not getting anywhere,
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| intelligence and a learning disability.
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| | it is essential to go to the school's
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| These children may need a specialized
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| | officials.
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| tutor so they can have one-on-one
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| | A number of options exist for children
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| teaching that attempts to identify
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| | that are diagnosed as gifted and learning
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| methods of teaching tailored specifically
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| | disabled. A gifted child might need
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| to their unique style of learning.
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| | extra resources; a really gifted child
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| Intellectual giftedness is exceptional in
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| | may need to skip a grade or more.
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| its own right--this is what many experts
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| | Opportunities for cultural field trips
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| fail to realize. Social deprivation and
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| | and art classes, to aid in experiential
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| poor classroom performance are just a
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| | (not just instructional) learning, should
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| couple of the problems that are
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| | be regularly offered. Alternative
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| experienced by both gifted children and
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| | information presentation, special
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| those with mental retardation. Also,
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| | classes, or technological aids each help
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| similar problems can be caused by a
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| | with some learning disabilities.
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| learning disability. There are
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| | Studies have concluded that the optimum
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| particularly tricky challenges if a child
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| | environment for children who are gifted
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| is learning disabled but otherwise
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| | and have a learning disability is one
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| gifted.
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| | that accepts differences and provides
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| A lot of times, gifted children who have
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| | help with the learning disability;
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| learning difficulties have problems in
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| | further, it is still extremely important
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| school. Their learning disability can
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| | that they be challenged regularly. A
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| lead to a decrease in motivation as well
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| | tutor who can work one-on-one can use
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| as difficulty in completing classroom
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| | this learning environment to attain more
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| tasks which may, as a result, mask their
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| | successful results. In addition, these
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| true potential. But in other endeavors,
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| | children should be offered every chance
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| such as music or dance, the child may be
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| | to put forth their own preferences and
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| highly creative and intelligent. An
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| | desires. Their intelligence will help
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| undiagnosed learning problem may also
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| | considerably; they can understand the
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| lead to the opposite problem: an
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| | implications of their learning disability
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| otherwise gifted child may struggle in
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| | and thus better cope with it. Children
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| school due to the presence of a learning
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| | who are gifted and learning disabled,
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| disability not yet diagnosed.
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| | with the correct interventions in place,
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| Parents must become knowledgeable about
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| | have a fantastic chance of becoming
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| the signs of various learning
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| | successful adults. After it is
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| disabilities and of being gifted. There
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| | determined what the diagnosis is, the
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| may be a huge gap between test results
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| | parents and child can then begin to learn
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| (measuring academic potential) and actual
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| | how best to cope with it. The child
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| academic performance for a gifted child
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| | needs not only support for the learning
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| with a learning disability. It's also
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| | disability, but an environment that gives
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| possible for such children to display
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| | him or her challenges and stimulation.
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| impressive creative intelligence, that
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| | An intellectually gifted child who has a
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| manifests itself only at home and not in
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| | learning disability still has a great
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| the grades they receive at school.
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| | chance at success in adult life. The
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| Behavior problems, or "acting out," is
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| | child can work coping strategies into his
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| not uncommon among children with learning
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| | routine once it is clear what type of
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| disabilities, especially when frustration
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| | learning disability he or she has. The
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| builds. If your child is displaying
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| | child requires an environment that gives
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| these characteristic features, you may
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| | them support for their learning
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| wish to have your child evaluated for the
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| | disability as well as consistent
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| presence of a learning disability.
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| | intellectual challenges.
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| Learning disability tests can be
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