Regina G. Richards is an educational therapist, as well as the mother of a child with learning disabilities. These roles have helped her become a gifted author in the field of learning disabilities. She has written many articles and books.
For parents of children with severe learning disabilities, dyslexia, problems with their own language and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), moving abroad causes great difficulties but can, at times, also bring unexpected gifts.
Your question and the sensitivity you have are applauded. Yes, students with learning disabilities (current school term for dyslexia) may need special accommodations when playing sports.
How can educators help parents support a child who has learning disabilities? Below you’ll find information to share with parents on how to help their child with school work. There is also information on what they can do to help him or her with social skills, a particular problem for many children with learning disabilities. Probably the most important thing to a parent can do, though, is to love and appreciate their child, irregardless of how he or she learns!
Actor and author Henry Winkler reminisces about how dyslexia impacted his school years in this article from Highlights for Children magazine. “Now I know,” he writes, “that even if a person learns differently, he or she can still be filled with greatness.”
