All underachieving persons need help. All. No underachieving child can reverse their underachievement by themselves. ~ Asuni LadyZeal
Today’s letter is U, and the word is UNDERACHIEVEMENT.
Underachievement is a common problem for children with reading and learning difficulties, and it can have long-lasting effects on their academic and personal lives.
Is your child living up to your expectations in their school achievements?
Your child is underachieving when they perform below their potential or fail to meet your expectations or that of their teachers.
Do you know why it’s important to identify and address reading and learning difficulties in children who are underachieving?
Let me give you 3 reasons:
- Underachievement can be an indicator of underlying reading and learning difficulties:
- When your child consistently underperforms in their academic work, it may be a sign that they are struggling with reading and learning.
- Identifying and addressing these difficulties early on can help prevent long-term academic challenges.
- Underachievement can negatively impact your child’s self-esteem and motivation:
- Children who consistently underachieve may become discouraged, frustrated, and lose confidence in their ability to learn.
- This can lead to a lack of motivation and engagement in school, and ultimately impact not only their long-term academic performance, but also their personal success.
- Underachievement can limit your child’s future opportunities both academically and professionally.
- It may also lead to a lack of self-confidence and can-do attitude, which can affect their ability to pursue their goals and aspirations.
- Poor academic performance can limit a child’s options for higher education, career opportunities, and overall life satisfaction.
If your child is underperforming, it’s important to recognize that underachieving is not a reflection of a child’s intelligence or abilities.
By addressing underachievement and reading and learning difficulties, you can help your child unlock their full potential and set them up for success in the future.
If your child has trouble reading and learning, join the Parenting Hub, where you can connect and network with parents who share similar challenges, ask questions, and seek and find solutions. If you know someone who has a child with learning differences, send them the above link.
It may be a little off topic, but I feel like even I as an adult who can read and write sometimes have a hard time actually UNDERSTANDING what a text means. Either I am slow, or the writer does not have the ability to use their words in order to express what they mean.
Such helpful information for both parents and educators! Back in my daughter’s younger years in school, they labeled her as lazy. But it was because she couldn’t understand the problems so it was holding her back.
Florence, again you are so beautifully spelling out needs that must be addressed and why and how. Neurologically, the child who knows s/he is underperforming has shame, and shame depresses the parasympathetic nervous system. Then the child doesn’t feel as good, and the cycle goes on. That’s the commanding reason why they need help as early as possible.