KEY QUESTIONS TO ASK TO SEE IF YOUR ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILD HAS A LEARNING PROBLEM

The Center for InnerChange in Denver, which has been helping children with learning challenges for 15 years, has compiled a list of 15 key questions to ask about your child to decide if he or she may need help.

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KEY QUESTIONS TO ASK TO SEE IF YOUR
ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILD HAS A LEARNING PROBLEM

DENVER,(PRWEB) October 13, 2003 -- Are you a parent of an elementary or middle school child? Are you worried that he or she might have a learning disability or problems with attention?
   The Center for InnerChange in Denver (www.centerforinnerchange.com), which has been helping children with learning challenges for 15 years, has compiled a list of 15 key questions to ask about your child to decide if he or she may need help:
1.   Had recurring ear infections?
2.   Is inordinately tired at end of school day?
3.   Thinks most people speak too fast?
4.   Is easily distractible, especially by specific sounds?
5.   Needs repetition and clarification often?
6.   Has poor short-term and/or long-term memory?
7.   Had motor, speech or language delays?
8.   Must read materials several times to absorb content?
9.   Has difficulty reading, especially aloud?
10.   Has frequent spelling mistakes?
11.   Has difficulty with organization?
12.   Has low frustration tolerance?
13.   Has uncoordinated body movements and fidgets?
14.   Has difficulty expressing him/herself?
15.   Does not socialize readily with other children?

If you answered yes to the majority of these questions, Ron Minson, M.D., Medical Director at the Center for InnerChange, recommends you have your child evaluated by your pediatrician or family doctor. And, the sooner the better -- early intervention is key.

The Center for InnerChange is one of only twenty centers nationwide to offer the Dynamic Listening System, which is a program of music-based sound stimulation specifically designed to improve brain function resulting in increased attention, focus and auditory processing. Research has shown that reading, spelling, attention and other learning problems are largely based on auditory processing difficulties.
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