Learning Diversity

Below is the link for the NCCD fact sheet for parents and Carers.  All families please make yourself aware of this information.

What to do if you are worried about your child's learning.

Sometimes, Parents become worried about how thier child is going at school due to conversations with your child about school, you may have some school refusal, or there just migh be something niggling at about the progress your child has made.  

This is a common worry and there are a few things that you can do to ease the worry quickly. 

1 TALK - make an appointment with your child's teacher to talk about the progress of your child. This can be either about their academic or thier behavioural progress. Your child's teacher will have an open and honest discussion with you about the progress of your child.  They will discuss the strategies the school has in place to assist your child to progress. 

2 CHECK - Often, the first thing to rule out is a physical difficulty. 

We would recommend a Behavioural Optometrist as they will check for how your child's sight impedes thier learning and whether they need glasses to help with sight. 

We would also recommend having your child's hearing tested. 

It is also at this point a check up with the GP is a useful tool as they may recommend seeing a Peadiatrician. 

3 REFER -  If your child has no physical deficits and there is still difficulty then it is time to refer to the Learning Diversity Leader at school where a Program Support Group meeting will be organised to discuss the learning progress of your child and steps that can be put in place to make learning easier for your child.  These will be noted in a Personalised Learning Plan. This consultation with you will continue until the problems are resolved. 

4 ASK - It is important to ask the questions you need to, to help you understand the way your child is learning. 

5 SPECIALIST  - sometimes it is important to get an Allied Health Specialist involved in the process. This could be an Occupational Therapist,  Speech Pathologist  or a Pshychologist to help the staff and you deeply understand the learning deficits your child is having. 

Having said all of this, children develop at different stages and some take longer than others to progress both academically and behaviourally.  Please don't hesitate to contact school if you have any worries about your child's learning.  We are here to support both your child and you in the process of learning.