Archive for June, 2011
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month
Have you heard of Albert Einstein or Thomas Edison or Alexander Graham Bell? Of course yes you know them! They are the great inventors whose inventions are still talked about and their inventions have paved the way for several new innovations. But did you know what was common to all three of them? They all suffered from learning disability sometime in their lives.
The spread of awareness on issues like learning disability in India is very recent. There is still inadequacy in the rehabilitation services and special education programmes. Even if there are facilities the lack of awareness prevents them from getting utilized. A better awareness of learning disorder and at the same time a better awareness of culturally acceptable means for treating the affected children can only decrease the burden on affected children their families and society in India as a whole.
Learning Disability is a state of arrested or incomplete development of mind which includes significant impairment of intellectual and social functioning. Arrested or incomplete development of mind might be considered to mean whatever caused the disability occurred in childhood or before.
LD can create a crisis between children and parents and often the quality of the attachment is affected in a negative way. Parents are special in their own way but parents of special children with disabilities are uniquely special. Always remember that parents are role models for their children and children are quick to enact the behaviour of their parents. To develop a positive outlook in your child it is first important to be optimistic yourself. A simple change in your attitude will transform the parenting of your child with a learning disability from challenging to easygoing.
It is important to diagnose learning disability to decide the appropriate line of care. An early diagnosis will help in treating the manageable physical and psychiatric conditions. In some conditions genetic counselling is also required. Besides psychiatrists even paediatrician general practitioners and other hospital specialists may also help in diagnosing learning disability.
“The Persons with Disabilities Equal Opportunities Protection of Rights and Full Participation Act 1995″ which came into force in the year 1996 is a significant step in the direction of ensuring equal opportunities for people with disabilities and their full participation in the nation building. This law is a landmark and grants provisions like education employment and vocational training job reservation research and manpower development creation of barrierfree environment rehabilitation of persons with disability unemployment allowance for the disabled special insurance scheme for the disabled employees and establishment of homes for persons with severe disability etc.
Your positive attitude and your efforts along with proper moral support can successfully help you or your child to overcome this disability. Always remember that even an IMPOSSIBLE’ says IMPOSSIBLE.’ So this year on the Learning Disabilities Awareness Month get yourself abreast of the information on learning disability and measures to overcome it.
About the writer: www.healthizen.com
Learning Chinese Are You Motivated?
With businesses now rushing to Peoples Republic of China Mainland and many Chinese immigrants establishing their business and life in foreign countries the influence of Chinese culture is obvious in all the major cities of the world.
Peoples Republic of Peoples Republic of China Mainland is experiencing rapid economic transition one built upon the back of a phenomenal catchup but which has also triggered a chain of social and cultural changes that will be on display for the world to see as we approach the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The novelty of the new Chinese immigrant speaking fluent English has worn out and now it is the Westerners that must tackle the language barrier and avoid wearing the tag of speaking broken Mandarin Chinese. While the Chinese people overseas and at home have had to live with their notorious Chinglish many secondgeneration Chinese immigrants have shed the image of the broken English and now speak as fluently as the native speakers.
There are many reasons why someone want to
learn Chinese1. Many second and third generation Chinese immigrants also want to join the club of learning Chinese because in their swiftness to learn English they have deserted their own mother tongue Mandarin Chinese.
So what are the top motivations for many of us who want to learn Chinese2? We compiled some top motivations here for you:
For the businessmen/businesswomen the savvy and culturally sensitive generation of business people realize
the advantage of having capturing information and data from the source of origin thus avoid the Chinese Whisper effects. Small businesses and websites have also taken advantage of technology improvements to
For translators/interpreters the influx of immigrants to places such as America Australia England and other countries now means that
bring the research of Chinese academics to the Western world much in the same way that Russian research has been translated and published in Western journals.
For interest groups/people with the loosening of media and technological regulations and restrictions the Chinese language and culture has been opened up to more interest groups than ever before. People who are fascinated by the
trying to recover their language and culture origins lost when they were busy trying to integrate with their new environment. Also second/third generation migrants who have retained their language skills want to give their children a head start by teaching them the language early and wish to let their children learn Chinese.
Some useful resources:
1 Learn Chinese Shanghai
2 AP Chinese
3 Chinese schools in Toronto
About the writer:nbsp;nbsp;1 http://www.yaomandarinschool.com
2 http://www.learnchineselearnchinese.com
Learn German Easily – And Be Able To Speak Fluent German In Less That 88 Days !
Learn German Easily And be able to speak fluent German in less that 88 days !
Three months ago I wasn’t able to say even a word in German and knew nothing except perhaps those classic terms “Sheisse !” for “shit” and “Nein !” for “no”. In other words I was absolutely noob. But then I’ve met that girl Lea that was from Germany. I talked to her and she told me about her country. It seemed so nice that I suddenly wanted to learn some words in her language you know just for fun and perhaps be able to say simple things to her in her native language. So did I. But after a while of saying simple things like “Guten Tag” and “Wie geht’s ?” I wanted to learn much more.
I went on my computer and searched for some websites that could be helpful for someone that begins in German just like I do. And I found a website that was awesome. Really really simple way to teach the language with a really intuitive way of teaching. Tons of documents were offered with the pack like .pdf files .mp3 files and much more. I tried it and in less than 88 days I was able to speak fluent German.
Now you may want to know why the heck would you be interested by learning German instead of anything else ? Ok let’s see first the practical side of it. Tons of really important companies come straight from Germany. Being able to speak German can be revealed as really really really useful ! If you are working for someone or you’re looking for a job I promise you that inserting that in your c.v. is more than appreciated by the employers. What about the other side of the utility of the learning process ? What about fun and pleasure ? I can assure you that learning a language has never been that interesting than with the software I’ve found.
Today I’m sharing this link with you because I want everyone to feel the same as I did when I had my first full German conversation. That was simply great. The feeling you have is so great that I can’t write it using the words. I’ve been trying for long to find the greatest way of learning a language and I’ve found it. So stop searching and take a look over gt; here lt; to read more informations about what I’m talking about.
Give me some feedbacks of the software if you tried it ! I bet you’ll adore it !
Cheers oder Proust auf Deutsch !
About the writer: I am reviewing a lot of cool products that I personnaly find really interesting and that doesn’t make me waste my time and money.
