Preschool

• Late talking, compared to other children.
• Pronunciation problems.
• Slow vocabulary growth, often unable to find the right word.
• Difficulty rhyming words.
• Trouble learning numbers, the alphabet, days of the week.
• Extremely restless and easily distracted.
• Trouble interacting with peers.
• Poor ability to follow directions or routines.

Grades K-4

• Slow to learn the connection between letters and sounds.
• Confuses basic words (run, eat, want).
• Makes consistent reading and spelling errors including letter reversals (b/d), inversions (m/w), transpositions (felt/left), and substitutions (house/home).
• Transposes number sequences and confuses arithmetic signs ( , -, x, /, =).
• Slow recall of facts.
• Slow to learn new skills, relies heavily on memorization.
• Impulsiveness, lack of planning.
• Unstable pencil grip.
• Trouble learning about time.
• Poor coordination, unaware of physical surroundings, prone to accidents.

*Information provide by the National Center for Learning Disabilities in partnership with the Student Success Collaborative.