Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 24, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free april 19 child could be yours All children learn differently who is this child she is nine years old and cannot she is of above average intelligence but has been called her teachers think Shes her school mates Call her she has been diagnosed As learning disabled but Only with the cooperative efforts of her and others will she have a Chance of making it on her own in our what Are the symptoms or signs of learning disabilities a difficulty or failure in spelling or arithmetic b a teacher who says he could do better if he or she would Only try c verbal assignments on a far higher level than written work d Short attention hyperactivity e poor coordination f inability to judge distance and space g frequent anxiety or anger because of an inability to Cope with school or social requirements h trouble in remembering Days of months of the year i Doest have friends and relates poorly to Peers if the child youre concerned about or always shows one or any combination of these he or she May be one of the thousands of school children with special learning in order for learning disabled children to overcome their problems they must have the support and understanding of informed professionals and it is also very important that these children receive assistance in their specific learning disability a child with a learning disability May be suffering a maturation lag however you Are gambling with the Childs future by waiting when help wow is most often what is hiding from the problem wont make it go facing and dealing with it the child in the picture above is a real Manitoba she is going to make will your child who gives special help to the child the Manitoba association for children with learning Dis abilities was formed in As a Branch of the Canadian association for children with learning the associations purpose is to obtain diagnostic treatment and educational facilities for learning disabled children and to distribute information to professionals and if you think your child might have a learning disability Call consult the Childs doctor and if the child is a preschooler appropriate testing is available at the child development a school aged child can be helped through the Mauld Lions learning Centre on referral from doctor or resource guidance special a knowledgeable principal and teacher Are All important professionals within the school Community child guidance clinics also offer services to help these some physicians and optometrists Are very knowledgeable about learning Dis what can you do the More you learn about learning disabled children the better equipped you will be As a Parent or professional to help Deal with their each Spring for the past 9 years Mauld has sponsored a conference on learning this conference is aimed at the Layman As Well As parents Are urged to the 10th annual Mauld Confer ence will take place at the University of May and 10th conference speakers will be Ernest Siefield keynote speaker professor of special Adelphi new York keynote address special education in the regular classroom can mainstreaming work other classroom social Jane professor communicative Northwestern University topics identification and remediation language Robert Haslum director Foothills topics medical drugs and paediatrics Burton Kramer chief juvenile Arlington chairman of committee juvenile delinquency and learning topics juvenile identification Martin Kravitz Toronto learning topics Reading Robert professor of University of Institute of child guidance and topics identification Rural areas teacher Rita Silverman professor of learning disorders program in special University of topics testing and teaching secondary Harold Solon of Fairleigh Dickinson binocular vision and topics eleven Manitoban will conduct work shops on a variety of topics related to what is happening in a special workshop for parents will be held wednesday May by Martin and Merle Manitoba association for children with learning disabilities 10th annual May 101112 University of Winnipeg for More information on learning disabilities Call 7722380 or 7753919 or write room 5 1070 Clifton r3e free Public meeting april Winnipeg Centennial Library auditorium support the Mauld tag Day april we Are grateful for this and to twp Nojun Hijii a Bop Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario command ;