How little Junaid battled his learning disability, got support from his mentor, and overcame his difficulties.
Junaid is a witty young lad , aged 10, living with his parents in Dubai. Junaid has a sharp mind, he is known as the best chess player in school. But Junaid’s parents want him to concentrate more on studies, as he gets poor grades in academics.
Junaid’s problem isn’t ordinary laziness. He is diagnosed with dyslexia and has difficulty reading and spelling similar words. Junaid is slowly losing his confidence in himself.
Junaid’s coach and mentor, understands his problem as he teaches children with learning disabilities .
Junaid finds support in his coach and works on his studies with him.
He overcomes his emotional problems and surprises everyone in his next exams.
He tops his class. His parents are proud of his achievement and sorry for misunderstanding him.
There are many Junaids who can’t find support when needed the most. This is a true story of the many Junaids in our midst. Little Junaids who suffer from learning disabilities. Little Junaids who get crushed in an environment that’s insensitive to their disabilities. Junaids, who are under a lot of pressure to perform like their peers who aren’t similarly challenged.
The problem Junaid has been diagnosed with is dyslexia. Dyslexia is a learning disorder that manifests itself as a difficulty with reading, spelling and in some cases mathematics. All children are expected to behave and comprehend equally. Or at least most teaching methods and parental expectations of children are such.
Children who genuinely suffer from learning disabilities get depressed and crushed because of such callousness. What we really need to do is cut them some slack once we understand their problem.
This is where we need institutions and schools with professional guidance which can understand, assist and educate such children with learning disabilities: Dyslexia, Discalculia, Attention Deficit Disorders, etc.
Learning can’t be complete without understanding. Or else, it’s just spoon-feeding. Most people find it hard to digest that their child faces learning difficulties. Denial is followed by force to mug up lessons.
This is exactly what Rania Anis, Founder of Lexicon Reading Center, in Dubai had discovered, and does not want for Junaids in Dubai. “I have first hand experience of what mothers go through, in managing children with learning disabilities. It’s precisely because of these issues that I decided to start a special training center for children with learning disabilities here in Dubai”.
Lexicon Reading Center, Dubai provides a perfect platform for children with learning disabilities. It also helps parents, teachers and society to learn new and better methodologies in educating and assessing their children better. It helps little Junaids in Dubai, to achieve their potential, not just academically but also in their overall lives.
Lexicon Reading Center provides a whole gamut of services to children, parents and teachers:
1) Individual Educational Plan which covers different areas like reading, spelling, writing, math based on the child’s specific learning disability
2) Group activities
3) Educational workshops for parents
4) Psychological counseling for parents, etc.
Lexicon Reading Center is a huge step towards shaping the process of learning, which would in turn help many little Junaids achieve their true potential.
By the way Junaid is now 12. He has excelled in studies and chess. His talent is finally recognized by his parents and peers. Junaid has won 5 inter school-chess titles last year and was nominated for student of the year.
For more information on how to manage children with learning disabilities visit: http://www.lexiconreadingcenter.org/about
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