I consider that there many issues that can affect
learning in children, that’s why It is important that children can have
additional support to their needs if we want that they learn in a better way. Sometimes,
the learning environment is not appropriate for a child’s individual needs,
maybe the material used can be inaccessible to them or the teacher is not well
prepared in that area. In that case, children need extra help in order to do
some homework because if they are having those problems, they are not going to
be able to do them alone.
Family circumstances are affecting a lot in a child’s
ability to learn because his/her progress depends on what’s happening at home.
If the child’s parents are arguing all the time, the child may have difficulty
concentrating when studying because she/he will remember the discussion or
fight that they had, and that bad experience provokes them fear or dread.
That’s why the children start to misbehave or fight with their classmates
because intellectual and emotional development of children requires family
stability, which helps to achieve mental balance.
Children may also need additional support at school if
they have a disability or health problem. For example, if the children have
difficulty with movement or sight, specific language impairments or attention
difficulties or an illness, etc. They will need help from their family and
their teachers; they need to be well informed in order to give the children
special help. Eating disorder or mental health problems such as depression can
also affect children’s ability to learn because with those problems, they won’t
be able to do a good progress at school.
If a child is experiencing social or emotional
problems, he/she will also need additional help. For example, if a child is
experiencing racial discrimination, he/she is not going to feel comfortable going
to school. A child can suffer a lot if he/she is experiencing bullying because
when that happens, they don’t want to go to school or they end up committing
suicide. That’s why it is fundamental the communication between parents and
children because only in that way, they can find a solution to those kind of
problems that are happening around the world.
