Each child is unique by their character, goals, shortcomings and virtues (品德). When a learning disability is added to the mix, it becomes harder for teachers to find the best approaches to promoting the child’s process of learning and completing school tasks.

However, if you want to help children who have a learning disability, it is best to start with building a sincere relationship by explaining what is learning disability. You should tell them that having some sort of learning disability is not a problem that makes them any less valuable. They just need a different approach that will help them reach the same results as their classmates in class.

Bearing in mind that children with learning difficulties cannot always reach high grades, teachers must explain to them that effort must always be above the result itself. Teachers should tell the children that the key to success is in surpassing themselves, not comparing with others. And this is possible only through putting effort into mastering a certain skill or acquiring certain knowledge. When enough effort is made, the desired result will surely be achieved; it is only a matter of time.

As Albert Einstein once said, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” This nicely sums up the complex nature of intelligence in humans. Bearing this saying in mind, it is good teachers’ duty to appreciate the strengths of a child with a learning disability, to cultivate these strengths through much praise and to help create excellent skills that will enable the child to stand out among their classmates. Try to discover the gifts of children with learning difficulties and ad-just those gifts to these general supportive approaches, which is good teachers’ job! Just do it, and finally all the desired goals will be achieved!

【小题1】What makes a teacher find it harder to promote a student’s study?

A．The difficult school tasks.

B．The student’s own character.

C．The lack of learning passion.

D．The student’s learning disability.

【小题2】What should be done first when helping kids with learning disability?

A．Make them feel more valuable.

B．Set lots of goals for them.

C．Explain what is learning disability to them.

D．Introduce approaches to help them succeed.

【小题3】What does the underlined word “surpassing” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Helping.

B．Overcoming.

C．Encouraging.

D．Enjoying.

【小题4】What can be inferred about “good teachers” from the last paragraph?

A．They're strict with students.

B．They are adaptable and energetic.

C．They listen and communicate well.

D．They can appreciate and shape students.