Learning Disability Awareness Checklist

Central Auditory Processing Skills:  The brain’s ability to process what the ear delivers.

Did your child begin speaking later than age two?
Do they watch others perform actions first, then join in?
Do they have a difficult time understanding directions?
Do they say, ‘huh’ or ‘what’ often?
Have they had many ear infections?

Visual Processing Disorders: It’s not what happens in the eyes, but what happens when the information reaches the brain.

Do they skip lines or small words while reading?
Do they have good eyesight but complain of not being able to see the words clearly?
Is their reading slow and choppy?
Do they complain of eyes hurting or tiredness when reading?
Are they active, fidgety or easily distracted while studying?
Do they take a long time to finish tests or projects?

Dyslexia---Does your child:

Demonstrate letter/number reversals, continuing past the first grade?
Exhibit extreme difficulty with cursive writing?
Guess at words based on shape of the word or context of sentence?
Have difficulty telling time with a clock that has hands?
Have difficulty in memorizing multiplication facts?
Demonstrate poor written expression?
Be unable to master a foreign language?

Neuro-timing/working memory and attentional disorders:

Are they clumsy or have poor motor coordination?
Do they have a difficult time learning to play a musical instrument/sport?
Do they have good intellect but struggle in academics?
Do they have poor attention to task or lack of sustained focus?
Are they behavior-disordered or disruptive?
Do they have trouble with organizational skills?
Do they have difficulty with working memory or sequencing skills such as in reading and math?
Do they get easily frustrated?