Learning Difficulties Australia

Learning Comprehension

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Sandy 3/03/09	Hi, I have a bright boy who is almost ten. He is good at reading, spelling and particularly good at maths. He has worked very hard to improve his handwriting and has no problem with written comprehension. But he is getting extremely frustrated during listening comprehension exercises at school. Hia listening skills are a major problem at home as well. He also has very bad punctuation and grammar. No matter how many times he is reminded to begin a sentence with a capital letter, it never happens. It takes him a very long time to write half a page of story. Does this kind of learning difficulty fall into any category which I can look up to get assistance? Any help greatly appreciated, Sandy
Jan 19/8/09	Sandy You have been battling for months, haven't you. The boy you refer to seems to have problems remembering what he hears. YOu might try asking him to close his eyes and visualise (see it in his mind) whatever it is he is supposed to remember. That's if he understands the vocabulary, which might be an additional issue. Many students with learning difficulties forget to use punctuation such as a capital letter at the start. This is annoying but is just a symptom of his general difficulties. I wonder if he changes the letter when you ask him to edit his writing? He is putting all his energy into thinking of content and probably how to spell the words he needs. A word bank for these he can refer to might help- a sort of mini-dictionary of the most used words as well. All the best, Jan Roberts
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