Math Disability

What does it look like?

• Unreliable written computations

• Inconsistent calculations

• Persistent trouble memorizing basic number facts

• Unreliable attention to operational signs

• Inability to sequence steps in complex operations

• Inability to grasp language aspects of math

Reading Disability/Dyslexia

What does it look like?

• Unaware of sounds in words, sound order, rhymes, or sequence of syllables

• Difficulty decoding (single word identification) or encoding (spelling) words

• Poor sequencing of numbers or letters, (b-d, sing-sign, soiled-solid, 12-21, 6-9)

• Imprecise/incomplete interpretation of auditory language

• Poor reading comprehension

• Difficulty expressing thoughts orally or written

• Confusion about directions in space/time (right/left, up/down, yesterday/tomorrow)

• Struggles with handwriting

• Problems sequencing steps, directionality, or language of mathematics

• Confusion with right or left handedness

Writing Disability/Dysgraphia

What does it look like?

• Tight, awkward pencil grip and body position

• Produces illegible handwriting

• Avoids writing or drawing tasks

• Tires quickly while writing

• Speaks words out loud while writing

• Uses unfinished words in sentences

• Omits words in sentences

• Unorganized thoughts on paper

• Unorganized syntax, structure, grammar