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Learning Disabilities and Your Child: An Age-by-Age Guide
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- Trouble recalling facts
- Problems making friends
- Difficulty with word problems
- Avoids reading aloud
- Reverses letter sequences (soiled/solid, left/felt)
- Tight or awkward pencil grip
- Difficulty understanding facial expressions or body language
- Problems with handwriting
- Problems with learning prefixes, suffixes, root words and other spelling strategies
- Avoids writing assignments
The High School Years
"When a student reaches the high school level with an undiagnosed learning disability, their self esteem is very low," says Dr. Matthew Brewer, pediatrician. "The student is usually failing classes, does not want to cooperate, and creates a challenging situation for everyone involved." Learning disabilities and the frustrations that accompany them are a major reason that kids drop out of high school. Solid support from parents and professionals is vital to a student reaching his or her full potential. If your child displays any of the following signs repeatedly speak with a school professional at once.
- Problems adjusting to new settings
- Poor memory skills
- Problems with open-ended questions on tests
- Avoids reading and writing assignments
- Difficulty summarizing
- Spelling problems, such as spelling the same word differently in a single composition Misreads information
- Poor grasp of abstract concepts
- Either pays too little or too much attention to details
- Works slowly
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