Showing posts with label children with special needs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label children with special needs. Show all posts

Friday, April 27, 2012

Children with special needs

Parents of children with special needs are special themselves. The amount of patience and time that they give their children is indeed laudable. The education process for children with special needs has grown by leaps and bounds and you should make the most of it. Parents of children with special needs can get overwhelmed when it comes to the education of the child. You understand your child better than anyone else, so you need to be constantly involved in your child’s education even if it means frequent meetings with the teacher. You should make sure that you are kept updated on the progress (or non-progress) of your child. If the school asks you to get external help do so. It could help your child and that is what is important here.


Extra help for your child

Assess your child on a regular basis to keep track of his progress. There are many learning centers which provide extra help for your child. Pinecone Learning Center is one such tutoring center that helps children with learning problems. They have a learning center in Los Gatos and a learning center in San Jose. The owner and facilitator Ms. Vivian Hobbs has designed a program to help in tutoring children with special needs. This may be exactly what your child needs. You can call (408) 358-1292 to schecule an appointment with Ms. Hobbs and visit her tutoring center to check out for yourself what they offer. You can pick whichever center is closest to you.

You can check out their website at http://www.pineconelearning.com/math_program.html. They offer Free Placement testing and orientation. Once you get there, allow about 30 minutes for the meeting including registration if you wish to start immediately. While you preview the learning programs, your child will take a simple "test" to determine an appropriate starting point. Help boost your child’s confidence.