How to recognize possible Learning Disabilities?
• are NOT mentally retarded (They have at least an average IQ and are often bright enough to be in classes for the gifted and talented.) • are not emotionally disturbed (They may exhibit bizarre behavior, especially after years of unsuccessful attempts to learn in school, but a psychological problem did not cause their academic difficulties.) • are not physically handicapped Students with a Learning Disability usually have a pattern of characteristics that is relatively easy to recognize. Very few will have all of these symptoms, but many youngsters will have most of them. • Directional difficulties. Youngsters with a Learning Disability are usually the last one in the class to learn to tell the difference between left and right, and many of them never do get it straight. They often reverse their b’s and d’s in reading and writing, and will even flip whole words around like making “was” into “saw”. It is quite common for those with a Learning Disability to be left handed or ambidextrou
