It's estimated that up to 50 percent of children have some sort
of learning disability. Their special educational needs should
be addressed as soon as possible. Unless treated early,
disabilities will keep a child from reaching his or her full
potential. Worse yet, they may cause otherwise normal children
to be labeled 'slow,' when in fact, they merely have a mild
disability. Learning disabilities can affect even the brightest
children. Sometimes they masquerade as a poor aptitude for a
subject like math or foreign language. One sign of disability is
when a child has trouble learning to read or write, or is at a
loss to find words to express their thoughts, though they
already have a large vocabulary. When children can't form
letters correctly, they could have a condition called
dysgraphia. Those with dyslexia have problems reading, because
they see letters backwards, or in reverse order. To correct a
learning disability, alternative teaching methods must be used.
While early detection is crucial, learning di