educational info

Educational Information

Stress Management for the Learning Disabled. 

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STRESS-REDUCING CIRCUMSTANCES.

Provide work which is usually within the child's "comfort zone" in terms of success. Only after relaxation and test-taking skills have been mastered should the child be given mildly challenging work to inoculate him or her against panic attacks.

RELAXATION CENTERS.

To assure that stress management will not be shelved and simply discussed once a year, a relaxation center can be set up, to which students can be assigned regularly (two to three times per week). A chart indicating the time each student spends at the center may be useful. Designate a small area, relatively free from sound and noise distractions. A study carrel with a comfortable chair should be provided. Decorate the immediate area with calm colors and soothing pictures or wallpaper designs. A cassette player with earphones will be needed. A collection of relaxation audio cassettes should be housed, as should biofeedback equipment if possible.

The special education classroom may be the only place where these children will be equipped with stress management skills which will become increasingly more important as the pressures to achieve academically increase.

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