Slow learners means if his or her thinking skills develop at a notably slow rate than that of his or her peers. In the some way the child will carry on as his or her peers but at a comparatively slow rate. The child has also below average intelligence. When parents has also below average intelligence. When parents know that their child is slow learner, they let out their frustration on them. While this is completely wrong, understand able, it makes harder for the child who is already upset that he or she is not able to read or write as his peers do.
Types of slow learners:
Slow learners children who IQ ranks between 70-90%. Their educational attainment is less than 80% of what is normal for their age. They are not mentally challenged. They are slow in achieving academic skills and are often in ignored as the part of school setting. They are considered as lazy and dull. Weak and poor memory. According to their age level children they have slow develop skills, they have may be speech, problems, poor judgment and difficulty in understanding of following several steps of task. Deficiency in basic skills like (reading writing, analytical ability). Short span of attention and easily distracted by other things. May have poor reasoning skills.
Symptoms:
Slow learners have some symptoms these symptoms are:
- Problems reading and writing
- Problems with math
- Poor memory
- Pay attention problem
- Following instruction/directions trouble.
- Clumsiness
- Trouble telling time
- Problems staying organized, properly.
- Not asks questions
- Not obey orders
- Communication skill
- Silent/naughty
- Talkative
- Shyness
- Not mixing with other students
- Lack of self-confidence acting out behaviors
- Lacking social skill
Causes:
The slow learner has a short attention span with which they cannot concentrate for long time. They have the problem of short memory and do not remember what they learn. They get bred and do not develop interest towards learning process.
Which factors are responsible for slow learners such as?
- Personal Factors
- Emotional Factors
- Emotional Factors