Identification of Learning Disability and it's Assessment

 

Learning disabilities

Identification

(a) Difficulty in counting.

(b) Lack of concentration, or easily distracted by the surroundings, either at home or school.

(c) Difficulty in sitting quietly in the classroom.

(d) Does not write down the spoken words correctly.

(e) Inappropriate additions to the right word, e.g., ‘ischool’ in place of school.

(f) Always confused between right and left.

(g) Unreasonable difficulty in remembering the verbal instructions.

(h) General difficulty in memorizing the things.

(i) Extreme restlessness in a child which significantly interferes with the timely completion of various tasks.

(j) Reverses letters or symbols too frequently while reading for example, b as d, saw as was, etc.

(k) Reverses numbers too frequently while reading, for example,31 as 13, 6 as 9, etc.

(l) Excessive errors during reading like looses place/repeat/ insert/substitute/omit words.

(m) Poor in mathematical calculations.

(n) Problems in accurate copying from the common sources like a book or a blackboard, even though the vision is normal.

(o) Write letters or words either too close or too far (spacing problems).

(p) The child appears to comprehend satisfactorily but is notable to answer the relevant questions.

Assessment

If any of the three to five conditions are present, the child should be examined by a qualified psychologist, pediatrician or a special educator for initial screening and further consultations.

One of the main characteristics of children with learning disabilities are that their verbal skills are often much better than the writing skills.

Therefore, they should be formally tested .

 

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