K Timed test trouble. They don’t think
well under pressure, get distracted by any movement in the room,
and run
out of time before they can get their thoughts down.
K Poor note taking. They can’t write and
listen at the same time. The instructor goes too fast. It takes
too
long
to copy things from the board.
K Poor readers. It takes forever to read
an assignment. They have to start a paragraph over several
times.
They get to the end and have already forgotten the beginning.
K Syllabus
challenged. They don’t know how to
use it. They don’t know where it is, don’t know how to read it, don’t
know test dates or assignment due dates, don’t know their grade.
K Low self-esteem, highly
self-conscious. Reluctant to try anything new, after a lengthy
history of failure.
The presence of these characteristics does not
necessarily denote a learning disability, and every student with
learning disabilities displays different characteristics. The
salient factor is inconsistencies in performance that cannot be
otherwise explained. If you see a lot of these characteristics in a
student or you see one or two that are glaring, a learning
disability may be the source of the problem. |