Expanding to meet the needs….
Young people are masters at hiding their struggles in school. They mask their difficulties in so many ways that sometimes it takes adults time to realize what it really going on.
Many times these are just below the surface of other behaviors such as these:
Attention Difficulties
High Energy
Low Energy
Aggression
Acting out / Getting in Trouble
Depression/Anxiety
Withdraw
Impatience
Spacing out
Being too social in class
Low self esteem
Resistance to homework
Lack of desire to read or write
These are just a few of the initial outside behaviors that we might notice. Part of what makes it difficult is that each child is individual in the behaviors they use to mask their difficulties.
We are all born with a natural inquisitiveness and desire to learn, perform and achieve. A lack of desire to learn at school is usually a symptom of a struggle to learn.
When our children are showing struggles in school, a well-known approach to help them is to find a tutor or sometimes use the “wait and see” approach and see if they will “grow out of it.”
But when children with at least average intellectual ability struggle to learn, there is likely something in the way that they are processing information that is underdeveloped, different, or inefficient. Tutoring isn’t the answer.
The Therapeutic Learning Center recognizes that if we are going to effectively impact academic learning problems, we must prepare the brain for learning by strengthening or developing the underlying thinking processes that support academic skills.
We might find ourselves saying such things as “He just needs to pay attention,” “She needs to put her head in school” or “When it’s something he’s interested in, he can do it!” Yet, they really need help now to change the way they experience learning in school.
“These things can be FIXED – permanently. We are seeing lives change every day.”
The work at the Therapeutic Learning Center is done one-to-one with students and focuses on teaching, strengthening, and developing those skills that lead to independent, academic success.
Meeting the Need
The Therapeutic Learning Center is expanding to meet the needs of more students in North County. We are seeing changes happening every day. Kids that have been working harder than their peers are finding confidence and success and independence.
These kids are not resisting homework anymore because they have confidence in their skills as an independent learner. They feel their success and they are interested in learning again.
TLC provides free screening and evaluations to help identify what the issue is behind struggles in school 1st grade through college. These can be scheduled by calling (858) 481-2200.
-September 20, 2013