Which type of student is your child?

Think you can't improve your child's skills? You're in for a pleasant surprise!

Parents can help prevent problems or improve their child's reading and academic performance in school. Students generally fall into three groups:

1. Those who easily succeed in school. Highly motivated, they learn to read early and do complex mathematics and generally enjoy school. Parents, teachers and other students often praise them for being "smart".
2. Those who need a little extra help or support. Schools may or may not help them, they may find an older student or a friend to help them, or may accept that they will earn Cs and Ds, no matter what they do. Friends usually become more important than their work or grades. Parents, teachers and other students consider them to be "average" students. Few of these students achieve to their full potential in school.
3. Those who need intensive help or support. These students usually make little, if any, progress in school. Parents and teachers become concerned about their progress or skills. Other students may call them "slow" or other names associated with being unable to learn. Sometimes these students receive special education services without understanding why. These students want to be like the others; no matter how hard they try, they cannot keep up with the rest of their class.