Scholastic Backwardness: Reasons & Remedies

1. Dr. Renjan Roy Mathew Clinical Psychologist

2. Scholastic Backwardness © Dr.Renjan Roy Mathew [email_address]

4. Reasons for scholastic backwardness Low Intellectual Profile, Visual / hearing impairments Physical handicaps & chronic illness Learning disabilities Disorders of childhood & adolescents School, family & social environment and personnel factors © Dr.Renjan Roy Mathew [email_address]

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19. Left Right Language Music Logic Colour Order Rhythm Lists Day dreaming Parts whole Thinks in lines, words, and numbers Thinks visually in pictures © Dr.Renjan Roy Mathew [email_address]

21. Where the child has difficulty © Dr.Renjan Roy Mathew [email_address] Reading Cannot read at all Reading is clearly behind most other children Reading age is very low compared to own age Spelling Cannot spell simple regular words Cannot spell name Spelling age is very low Number Cannot do simple addition/subtraction Difficulty in remembering multiplication tables Number age is low Handwriting Handwriting is clumsy and badly formed Handwriting is very immature Handwriting is illegible

22. Difficulty or signs © Dr.Renjan Roy Mathew [email_address] Concentrating / Attending Often day dreams or inattentive when they are working or listening Easily confused between left and right Great difficulty in explaining to you how to find a particular place Seems very clumsy Laziness even in simple tasks Quickly forgets things Keeps forgetting regular school activities, messages etc. Difficulty finding right words Struggles to find the right word when talking Difficulty in remembering things in correct sequence Getting telephone numbers mixed up Others in the family have had similar problems Hereditary factors.

23. Effects of LD – Primary effects © Dr.Renjan Roy Mathew [email_address] Reading Poor reading skills inhibit independent learning Spelling Restrict child’s ability to show what they know in class/ examination Writing Difficulty to show their thoughts and knowledge in writing Handwriting Deficiencies in legibility, speed and fluency of writing can seriously affect the child’s performance Number Difficulties in addition and subtraction Expressive language difficulty Difficulty finding the right word at the right time Receptive language difficulty Difficulty to fully understand what is being said.

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