Daekyo EduCamp Promotes Development of Cognitive Learning Materials for Slow Learners

Daekyo EduCamp's child psychology counseling specialist institution, 'Dream Mentor,' announced on the 1st that it will collaborate with Professor Kim Dong-il's research team from the Department of Education at Seoul National University to develop cognitive and emotional function enhancement content for slow learners.

'Slow learners (borderline intellectual functioning)' refer to learners with an intelligence quotient (IQ) between 71 and 84, positioned on the borderline between intellectual disability and non-intellectual disability. Although their learning progress is slower compared to peers, they can achieve normal learning outcomes with systematic and tailored education.

Daekyo EduCamp plans to reorganize the content previously used in Dream Mentor's specialized educational service for slow learners, 'My Pace,' to provide professional and systematic curriculum textbooks.

Subjects that can improve ▲thinking skills ▲reasoning ability ▲problem-solving skills ▲memory & attention will be developed and classified by level to enable continuous learning from early childhood through middle school.

Dream Mentor's cognitive learning textbooks aim to be published within the first half of the year. Starting from this milestone, they plan to steadily expand the textbook lineup and strengthen cognitive and emotional content for slow learners.

A Daekyo EduCamp official stated, "Currently, there are not many textbooks for slow learners, and the available textbooks are limited in age range or are single volumes, resulting in a lack of learning content. Therefore, we have embarked on developing cognitive learning textbooks and will take the lead in supporting the healthy daily lives of slow learners with Dream Mentor's differentiated content."

Meanwhile, it is estimated that children with borderline intellectual functioning in South Korea account for 15% (800,000) of school-age children nationwide. Since launching the first Seoul Metropolitan Government SIB project in 2016, the 'Borderline Intellectual Functioning Children Emotional and Cognitive Mentoring Project,' Dream Mentor has been continuously engaged in academic research and content development for slow learners, being selected for three consecutive years as a support institution for borderline services by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education.