Unravelling Barriers to Learning #2

The heart and purpose of Christian Education is to nurture children and develop an environment that is inclusive and without prejudice

. This worldview develops around our set of beliefs and then gives meaning and expression to everything we do. Children with barriers to learning are a diverse group of individuals, exhibiting difficulties in different areas. Children differ in their coping skills too. Some children learn to adjust to learning difficulties, while others struggle throughout their lives to do even the simplest task. Teachers are often the first to notice a child who might have learning barriers.

Sometimes the signs are easy to identify but more often the issues are not always as clear or obvious. These issues are often multi-dimensional, and it takes experience or ‘knowing’ to identify and act upon them