Difficulty recalling previously learned material upon demand, with short and long term memory problems. Symptoms Strategies Lags in memory of hearing you; seems unaware of what is happening; asks you to repeat. Will have difficulty recalling the sequence of the directions. – Have student repeat oral directions in sequence or tell you in his/her own …
Difficulty remembering visually presented material. Symptoms Strategies Misplaces Has difficulty storing and retrieving information he/she has been exposed to visually. – Use auditory clues to help with retrieval, i.e., songs or nursery– Chains of visual picture associations, associative thinking, etc. Unable to remember events in a series (Social Studies, time lines). – Use a “walk-through” …
Difficulty coordinating what is seen with doing. Symptoms Strategies Poor eye-hand coordination: poor handwriting, difficulty with such activities as cutting, sewing, drawing, and copying. May use printing instead of cursive writing. – Use clay or playdough to develop muscle skills.– Use appropriate lined paper.– Skip a line when writing compositions; allows for erasures and is …
Difficulty perceiving objects and focusing on a visually stimulating page. Symptoms Strategies Works with head close to paper; tilts head. – Request eye exam to rule out need for glasses.– Check pencil grip and position of hand/arm when writing. Has difficulty locating words in the dictionary, index, etc. – Assign buddy to work with a …
Difficulty in relating oneself to space and to relate sets of objects to each other. Symptoms Strategies May be clumsy in movements. Gets into frequent fights for pushing or shoving, yet claims innocence. Didn’t see other children in time to avoid making bodily contact with them. – Avoid potentially humiliating competition.– Allow this student to …
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