TEN TIPS AT SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH LD part 6

Many children with Learning Difficulties do not like school, because they have many troubles at school. Here, ten tips that will help you enjoy to be at school;

1. You need someone to talk to; many people need someone to talk to, including children with LD. Children with LD are just like another children, it means they do not share their feelings to others, however, when things are getting so tough, you need someone to talk to. Choose people you can trust like school counselor, a teacher, a janitor, a bus driver or a friend who you trust.
2. Keep your head up; it is not a big deal when you have learning differences, when people ask you why you go to LD class or need extra time for your lesson, said it confidently that you have LD or you learn differently from other kids. Say it proudly and act like an important person. The more confident you do it, people will act you like an important person.
3. Become an expert; you need to think about an interest of people of your age. You can choose an activity that you like most and you expert on this. When you are expert, many people will ask you for help.
   
4. Take part in school activities; by doing some school activities, instead of just schoolwork, will make you fun. Show to all people also to your teacher that you glad to help them. 
5. Learn more about LD; you need to learn more about LD, if you have teachers who do not know about LD, you can explain them about LD in order to help them plan for you
6. Makes friend; you need to make friends with a lot of people, not just friends with LD, but friends who do not have LD
7. Be a helper; by helping people such as a younger kids will make you feel happy. So, if you know something better than another person, be a helper. 
8. Stay out of trouble; some school works maybe boring for you, and maybe hard for you, but join others kids and fooling around do not help you to feel better, so always make sure that you stay out of trouble.
9. Know how to relax and cool off; when you meet a hard school works meanwhile you think that no body can help you, try this, close your eyes, take a deep breath, count to ten very slowly and quietly, also said "relax" to yourself and when you feel better, start your school works again.
10. Don't use your LD as an excuse; use your LD as an excuse won't help you to feel better at school. Even everything is look so hard for you, but the best way to make you feel better is you should do your best way to coping it. 

Reference:
Garry Fisher, Ph.D and Rhoda Cummings, Ed.D, 2002, The Survival Guide for Kids with LD, Minneapolis.