Keep in mind while teaching that 22% of individuals fall between 90 and 70 on a normal distribution of IQ. This means that nearly 1 in 5 of your students could fall under the umbrella of a 'slow learner'.
A slow learner usually recieves none of the extra advantages that individuals below a 70 IQ recieve, advanatages that could greatly benefit such a situation. After a while, many slow learners develop low self-esteem and give up on learning. This results from the situation never getting better. An individual that is a slow learner will never 'catch up'.
Here are a few tips to help these students:
1) Teach them to read, even if one-to-one assistance is necessary.
2) Scholastic goals which the slower learner can't attain should be de-emphasized. He should be required to do only things that are within his reach. He should be praised when he does his best, even if it isn't on par with his peers.
3) Remember that success breeds success. The best motivation for a slow learner is to know he is succeeding.
All information was taken from "The New Dare to Discipline" by Dr. James Dobson, Chapter 8 -Barriers to Learning Part I
