There are students will behavioral issues in every classroom across America. Teachers need to have training and experience with these issues in order to recognize them for what they are. Many students become labeled as a trouble maker or an unruly child, when there are deeper issues involved. If teachers have the education and training to help students with these disorders, they can help the student to get the special services or therapy that they need. In our rural area, I have noticed that many teachers do not believe in behavioral disorders, they believe the child just needs more discipline. Sometimes that may be the case, but there are those children that have a neurological disorder that prevents them from acting accordingly.
Another issue in classrooms is students that are hard of hearing or deaf. It can be difficult for parents and teachers to agree on this issue. Many times the students are accused, by teachers or parents, of not paying attention when really, they could not hear properly. I have family members that are deaf and it is difficult to diagnose early when the child would not have developed language skills yet. The biggest sign of a child being deaf or hard of hearing should reveal itself by the time they are toddlers (2-4 years old). This is when the children begin talking. They may have delayed speech, which many people will say "they are just stubborn, they will talk". Or the child may talk with some sort of slur or impediment because that is the way they hear things. Hearing problems need to be addressed as quickly as possible to give the child the best chance.
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