Characteristics

Signs of Learning Difficulties

Everyone has their own unique strengths and weaknesses therefore not all of the below characteristics may apply.

The Challenges…

• Underachieving at National Standards/ NCEA
• Underachieving at school/ course work/ work
• Large gap between oral and written work
• Need more repetitions than peers
• Learns something one moment, gone the next
• Poor sense of direction – left & right
• Suffers low self-esteem
• Good oral skills but difficulties, transferring to written work
• Difficulty reading unfamiliar words
• Has difficulty with eye tracking and co-ordinating the eyes
• Challenges with following instructions and short term memory
• Difficulties with making letter/sound links
• Reversed letters or numbers b/d/ 13/31
• Misses lines or words when reading
• Easily tires during reading or writing tasks
• Struggles to copy from the board
• High avoidance of reading/ writing tasks
• Difficulty starting and completing work
• Distracted easily and or difficulty concentrating
• Easily distracted
• Easily frustrated