Your child may have been labeled "learning disabled" but he may not actually be a disabled learner. Many, if not most, of the two million children who are labeled "LD" learn perfectly well, if they are given instructional approaches tailored to their own unique ways of learning.
If your child has been tested and labeled at school, then find out what kinds of teaching methods he's been given in his regular classroom. Many so-called "LD kids" fail with textbooks, worksheets and lectures, but can succeed in a classroom that includes active learning methods, such as plays, artwork, physical movement and hands-on projects that involve learning through experience.
Many learning frustrated kids bloom when they have their own gifts and talents recognized and used to help them learn what is difficult for them.
Encourage your child's regular classroom teacher to provide these kinds of motivating activities before considering special education classes. In this way, you'll help your child stay within the mainstream -- and avoid the stigma of the "learning disability" label.
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