Concept recognition and functional understanding
Classification and Grouping
Reading skills
Finding Comparison and Irrationality
Emotion and feeling recognition
Action on Empathy
Ability to handle conflict situations alternatively

This book is a textbook for slow learners or students with borderline intelligence developed by the Iruda School Education Research Team.
This book focuses on practical application through three stages of systematic thinking training and bridging training after learning.
This book is even more effective when studied with parents, teachers, therapists, and visiting tutors.

Book structure

Volume 1: Basic Concepts and Thinking Skills
Concept recognition and understanding of functions / Classification and grouping / Reading skills / Comparison and finding irrational elements / Emotion recognition and feeling / Acting on empathy / Ability to find alternatives in conflict situations

Volume 1 covers the fundamental steps to help slow learners develop fundamental problem-solving thinking skills.

Volume 2: Deep Thinking Training and Application
Point composition and organization / location and direction recognition / spatial recognition / comparison / categorization and higher-order concepts / analytical perception / family relationships / temporal relationships / directives

Volume 2 is a course that trains you to solve more complex problems and apply them in real life.

Real-Life Applications and Bridging Training

As slow learners navigate daily life, there are many challenges they must overcome, but when faced with a new situation, their thoughts and bodies often grind to a halt.
Accordingly, we focus on the bridging part after learning, providing specific guidance on how the concepts learned can be applied in real life.

Usage Guide for Parents and Teachers

This book can be studied independently by slow learners, but it is even more effective when studied with parents, special education teachers, therapists, and visiting teachers.
Adult assistance and encouragement play a vital role in helping children learn concepts and apply them to real-life situations.
This book will help parents and teachers develop problem-solving skills in their children and students, enabling them to tackle increasingly challenging problems on their own.

In conclusion

Through "The Iruda Life Guide for Slow Learners," we hope that many slow learners will systematically develop their thinking skills and, furthermore, acquire the ability to independently solve problems in their daily lives.
This book was created based on the experiences of Ms. Ahn Mi-sook, a parent of a graduate of Iruda School, ten teachers from Iruda School's textbook research team, and Iruda's slow learners over the past ten years, dealing with the small and big problems that arise. We hope that this book will be helpful to slow learners, as it is filled with affection and love for them.
We also express our gratitude to Professor Kim Hyo-won of the Department of Pediatric Psychiatry at Seoul Asan Medical Center for his continued support and encouragement of Iruda School's education.
With the publication of the 2021 "Life Planning Skills Enhancement Program for Slow Learners," I would like to express my gratitude to CEO Jeong Jae-hoon of Yunseongsa Publishing for his assistance in publishing this textbook. I hope that our small efforts for slow learners will help open up a better future for them.
- March 2025, Ki Joo-hyun, head teacher of Iruda School.