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Special Education

Notes Remediation of Learning Problems

Anyalysis of the child. Analysis of content. Analysis of environment
conditions.

Congnitive Processing Specialised Techniques Behavioural Psychotheraputic
Developmental Test related Skill development pedagogical
The model of remediation suggested are not mutually exclusive. A teacher can use one or more
of the several approaches to deal with the situations. Koppitz (1973) stated :
“Learning disabilities can not be corrected or cured by a specific teaching method or training
technique. It is imperative that teachers have a wide range of instructional materials and
techniques at their disposal and that they are imaginative and flexible enough to adapt these to
specific needs of their pupils.”

The cognitive processing approach provides a way of thinking about how a child learns
and offers a framework for teaching.

Self Assessment

3. State whether the following statements are True or False:
(i) The regular classroom curriculum may require little modification.
(ii) The related approach does not identify.
(iii) Psychotherapeutic approach should not build feeling of success.
(iv) Learning disabilities cannot be corrected or cured by a specific teaching method or training
techniques.
(v) Published materials can be used for remediation of learning disability.

18.5 Summary

• There are two approaches for the care and treatment of LD children. These are : Medical-
Neurological approach and Psycho-Educational approach (Hewett and Forness, 1984).
• Medical-Neurological Approach: The medical-neurological approach views the LD child as a
patient afflicted with minimal brain dysfunction (MBD).
• Psycho-Educational Approach: The psycho-educational approach views the LD children not
as a patient but as learner waiting to be taught.
• There are various approaches for the education and training of LD, children. All these approaches
fall under five categories:
(i) Process Training Approach: Process training is based on the contention that learning academic
subjects requires understanding the underlying psychological processes.
(ii) Multisensory Approach: Multisensory approach is based on the assumption that the child
will be more likely to learn if more than one of his sense is involved in the learning experiences.
(iii) Environmental approach: This approach emphasizes reducing the irrelevant stimuli in the
classroom environment which might distract the child's attention from the learning task.

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