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Reflections

Removing Obstacles to Learning

We have observed that in order for learning to take place, often certain obstacles to learning must first be removed. 

Diagnostic labels indicating learning differences may provide useful information, but they do not in themselves address effective learning and study practices. 

In order for learning to take place, a student’s primary needs must first be met.  These include:

  • Need for food, water, clean air, and shelter
  • Need for sleep
  • Need for physical comfort (ambient temperature, body position)
  • Need for safety
  • Need for physical, emotional, and mental health

Anything that interferes with these basic needs constitutes an obstacle to learning. 

While it is easy to identify many factors that influence our primary needs, life in the 21st century offers hidden and overlooked environmental factors that negatively impact our primary needs and therefore our ability to learn. 

To learn more about environmental obstacles to learning, read our “Removing Obstacles to Learning" information and resource sheet below (the button will open a pdf document in a new tab), or contact us.

Removing Obstacles to Learning
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