Children can be smart in many ways, but it is the child who is Word Smarts who find school easy.
A Word Smart child prefers to learn when lessons are explained, discussed, or written.
They learn best by listening, talking, reading, writing, possibly even texting.
So why shouldn’t they do well in school where nearly all lessons require a student to read, write, understand directions?
If your child is not Word Smart he or she will find school more difficult. It is not fair, but it is the way it is.
Nearly every teacher I know is a Word Smart learner. They believe in the power of words to help children learn.
Schools are full of words, words in books, words on the backboard, words on worksheets, words as instructions, words as warnings, words are the main source of communication in any school.
If your child is not Word Smart he has to work twice as hard as other children just to stay in the same place.
What ca you do to help?
You can adapt the way you help your child learn. You can help your child change the Word Smart tasks he has been given into the way he learns best.
It is not too difficult to do once you know how.
Stop watching your smart child struggle to make sense of word smart schoolwork and start helping him or her understand how to make learning easier and quicker.
Your child deserves no less.
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