Greenfield Integrated Child Health & Nerodevelopmental Centre

Learning Differences

Children may have significant differences in learning compared with their peers.

Possible Causes

Cognitive impairment
Specific learning disabilities
Behavioural problem
Environmental factors

Ways To Assist Children With Learning Differences

A multi-disciplinary team can provide holistic assessment and analysis of the underlying factors which may include:

Factors relating to child :

Sensory impairment
Physical impairment
Cognitive impairment
Emotional problem

Factors relating to carer :

Parental factors
Family relationship

Environmental Factors :

Family
School
Peers

Detailed Assessment May Enable Identification Of Correctable Factors

Children with borderline or subnormal intelligence may be poorly motivated to learn if placed in a classroom in mainstream school as a result of their inability to understand what is being taught. On the other hand, children with superior intelligence may also have poor motivation if they find the subjects too unchallenging.

Reference: Characteristics and Behaviours of the Gifted