What is an early indication of a possible specific learning disability (SLD)?
Stumbling and other problems of motor coordination. Early childhood educators need to monitor such incidents because learning disabilities usually are not diagnosed until after children begin to read and write. That may happen much later, in kindergarten or first grade. For this reason, learning disabilities may be underidentified among young children. 2. What is the #1 most important suggestion educators could make to families as far as preventing mental retardation is concerned? Probably to engage in elaboration—detailed explanations and discussions. When adults in the family explain their decisions and articulate their reasoning processes, they help young children to learn that the world makes sense. By contrast, when adults simply give orders (“No!”), children may perceive those decisions as arbitrary. They may not learn good thinking habits as quickly as will children whose parents and other family members elaborate upon their orders.
