Types of Learning Difficulties

There is an almost unending list of learning needs. Because there are so many, only the most common can be listed here. However, just because some are not listed does not mean that they are uncorrectable. Feel free to contact Restored Hope Remedial Services to talk about any learning difficulty and how it might be dealt with.

Some programs target certain problems more directly than do others. All programs do not carry equal weight. However, the line between more effective and less effective programs is not always clear because the causes of learning difficulties very from person to person. This highlights the importance of carefully considering symptoms and careful testing and diagnosis for every learning difficulty.

• Reading

  Reading has two main components—fluency (being able to read the words) and comprehension (understanding what the words say). Fluency involves both reading speed and reading accuracy, and can be affected by many factors. Poor comprehension may be affected by poor fluency, or may be a separate problem by itself.

  • Fluency
    • Close-Point Vision
    • Fast ForWord
    • Interactive Metronome
    • Irlen Syndrome
    • Lindamood Phonemic Sequencing (LIPS)
    • Processing and Cognitive Enhancement (PACE)
    • Seeing Stars
  • Comprehension
    • Close-Point Vision
    • Visualizing and Verbalizing (V/V)

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• Math
  • Word Problems
    • Visualizing and Verbalizing (V/V)
  • Math Fact
    • On Cloud Nine
    • Processing and Cognitive Enhancement (PACE)
    • Seeing Stars
  • Computation
    • Irlen Syndrome
    • On Cloud Nine
    • Processing and Cognitive Enhancement (PACE)
  • Concepts
  • Fast ForWord
  • On Cloud Nine

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• Spelling

  Accurate spelling requires a combination of good phonetic skills and good visual memory.

  • Lindamood Phonemic Sequencing (LIPS)
  • Processing and Cognitive Enhancement (PACE)
  • Seeing Stars

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• Attention, Organization, and Behavior

  Attention can be affected by any underlying deficiency that makes processing information difficult and fatiguing. These same factors can affect behaviors and the ability to organize information effectively.

  • Close-Point Vision
  • Fast ForWord
  • Irlen Syndrome
  • Interactive Metronome
  • Play Attention
  • Processing and Cognitive Enhancement (PACE)

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• Work and Study Habits

  Deficiencies in work and study habits include problems with efficiency, speed, effort, sustained focus, rapid fatiguing, and other factors. As with attentional difficulties, work habits can be affected by any underlying deficiency that makes processing information difficult.

  • Close-Point Vision
  • Irlen Syndrome
  • Interactive Metronome
  • Processing and Cognitive Enhancement (PACE)

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• Communication

  The ability to easily receive and produce verbal information is critical for good communication. Poor communications skills may be rooted in auditory processing difficulties.

  • Reception, Listening Skills
    • Fast ForWord
  • Expression
    • Talkies
    • Visualizing and Verbalizing

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• Handwriting

  Intervention for handwriting difficulties frequently requires reteaching of specific handwriting skills after perceptual difficulties have been addressed.

  • Close-Point Vision
  • Irlen Syndrome
  • Seeing Stars

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• Memory

  Memory can be affected by many factors, including visual and auditory processing skills and attentional difficulties. It is a complex area because it is comprised of long-term, short-term, and working memory components.

  • Close Point Vision
  • Fast ForWord
  • Irlen Syndrome
  • Processing and Cognitive Enhancement (PACE)
  • Seeing Stars
  • Visualizing and Verbalizing (V/V)

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• Adult Needs

  Any program that is effective for children will be effective for remediating the same difficulties in adults, although it may have to be adapted to adult sensibilities. The Brain Fitness program is specifically designed for the adult brain, assisting memory, auditory processing, processing speed, and attention. The InSight program provides similar help, but with an emphasis on visual processing rather than auditory processing. Interactive Metronome is also very effective for improving attention, and also for improving balance and coordination in adults.

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