More about learning differences:

There is a group of individuals for whom education and learning are a constant struggle.

These are individuals who experience the daily frustrations of a learning difference.

It is an unseen disability and may not appear for years. Even when it surfaces, it can come in different forms and can happen to anyone.

Suppose you were given a new word to learn on a flash card. Also suppose someone read it to you 30 times and then you read it to yourself another 30 times. You could probably recite it back, couldn't you?

Some people with learning disabilities often have to hear or read something as many as 99 times in order to match the way most of us learn something in 6 times.

Suppose you were listening to someone talk about Australia. Suppose as the person talked, his voice grew fainter and fainter as you became distracted by sounds inside and outside the classroom. Finally, you couldn't hear him anymore.

Some people with learning differences find it nearly impossible to stay focused on any task, even in a classroom setting, without becoming distracted.

Suppose you were trying to write your name, and the letters came out backwards. Suppose you had no understanding of the way the letters should fit together. Some people with learning disabilities sometimes see and write letters backwards and twist the order of letters.

Learning differences include conditions such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, attention deficit disorder, language impairment, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, asperger syndrome and developmental aphasia. Research shows that some learning differences are hereditary and occur because of the way the brain processes information.

Learning differences can even be compounded by physical problems such as eye, ear, sensory motor or neurological dysfunction. People with learning disabilities do not lack intelligence. They are often bright individuals who cannot transfer that intelligence into a traditional learning style. The causes of all learning challenges are not always known. Since there is no consistent treatment, teachers and parents are constantly seeking new ways to assist children who must learn differently in their learning process.

Serving these children is what Scenic Land School is all about.