Help with learning disability

Distance education program provides effective support

If your child has special learning needs, a group setting is often not the best environment for progress.
Other students may advance faster, leaving the student with unique needs frustrated and discouraged.
The result is resignation, which can make learning come to a stand still. At your own pace and time, in the comfort and privacy of your home, it is easier to take charge of your learning progress.

Whether the obstacle is dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADD/ADHD, visual and auditory processing deficits or another learning disorder - the patient, friendly, encouraging and fun way of eSpindle Learning provides great help to students with learning disability.
Because of the pressure free and highly rewarding quiz experience, obstacles will slowly be diminished while solid skills are acquired.
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Tutoring for all learning styles

We know today of three primary learning styles – visual, auditory and kinesthetic.
All of these seem to be present in most people, but in varying levels.
The visual student learns best with his eyes and clear visual displays.
The auditory student can grasp content best if heard, and the kinesthetic student learns easiest hands-on.
Most programs - books, spelling worksheets, computer programs as well as live teaching - favor the visual learner. To support learning via all three learning methods is too time consuming or impractical for most traditional learning channels.
 

Lots of thought has gone into making eSpindle effective for the various learning styles.
We use an unusually large 72 pt. font size for word entry to assist in "engraving" the word into visual memory and assisting the formation of Mental Orthographic Images (MOIs).
The audio files and the ability to repeat them as often as needed support the auditory mind.
For the kinesthetic learner an active, hands-on process like entering a word is much more beneficial than simply picking a word from a given list or clicking on it.

Computers assist with learning disability

The following are quotes from the Learning Disabilities Sourcebook, Vol. 33., ed. by Linda M. Shin., describing the benefits of using computers to assist with learning disability.

"The computer is often characterized as an impartial tutor, providing a risk-free, patient learning partner. It is also known as an interactive environment for creative and independent learning.
Using a computer, learners may adjust and manipulate their own experiences ... and pace of instruction. Computer software accommodates different learning styles and thus can motivate the student to participate actively in learning. ...
A benefit of computer technology is its ability to help all learners participate equally. ... software has many benefits over some of the more traditional skill-building methods. Students with learning disabilities often need repetition in order to build skills and retain information...
Computer software program offer a nonjudgmental forum for study and practice. Whether the student requires one exercise or one hundred, the computer remains neutral. Because repetition is, by nature, tedious for one who has already reached mastery, tutoring, although effective in many ways, may not be the method of choice for skill building. Moreover, spelling worksheets, although a useful supplement for teaching, often mean "busy work."
Educational software provides a fresh and dynamic means of skills reinforcement and application.
For those students whose learning disabilities affect the auditory and/or visual perception, format and presentation of material is critical. Thus, distance education programs that employ a multi-sensory approach ... may enhance learning ability."