Was Alex harmed emotionally by the treatment in class? Absolutely! Students with learning disabilities are often teased, put down, or ostracized more frequently prior to their diagnosis and subsequent accommodations and assistance. Even after a child receives assistance, they can become stigmatized all potentially leading to lower self-esteem. How can we boost a child’s self-esteem? Here are a few methods: Provide positive role models
Absolutely! Students with learning disabilities are often teased, put down, or ostracized more frequently prior to their diagnosis and subsequent accommodations and assistance. Even after a child receives assistance, they can become stigmatized all potentially leading to lower self-esteem. How can we boost a child’s self-esteem? Here are a few methods: Provide positive role models.
Students with learning disabilities are often teased, put down, or ostracized more frequently prior to their diagnosis. After a diagnosis it may get worse. Accomodations and assistance give classmates a reason to tease. And that teasing goes deep.. Even after a child receives assistance, they can become stigmatized all potentially leading to lower self-esteem. How can we boost a child’s self-esteem? Here are a few methods: Provide positive role models
School assistance or an IEP can cause a child to become stigmatized. This, of course, leads to lower self-esteem.
How can we boost a child’s self-esteem?
Here are a few methods:
- Provide positive role models of individuals who have “overcome” their learning disability.
- Incorporate the child into a support group of others who have learning disabilities.
- Focus on and nurture what the child excels at—art, sports, music, etc.
- Encourage children not to compare themselves—foster a mindset that we are all uniquely gifted.
- Check out Pinterest and search for self-esteem activities there are several categorized by age!
My favorite I found on Pinterest is creating an “I am board…"