Checklist of Indicators for LDsThe following are questions that you can use to see if someone may be at risk of learningdisabilities. The questions should be used with individuals who show competencies in manyareas, but demonstrate difficulties that cannot be explained by lack of education, lowintelligence or mental health/addiction problems.

Read the following statements and determine whether theydescribe you at home, school or work.

You can answer: Never, Sometimes, or Often Please indicate theanswer mostappropriate.

1. I remember faces but have trouble remembering people'snames

2. I learn best when someone shows me what to do

3. If a job is broken up into small chunks, I perform better

4. I have difficulty remembering the order that must befollowed when I am given instructions

5. I respond well to written instruction, but have troubleunderstanding what people are saying to me, especiallywhen they speak quickly

OftenNever Sometimes

OftenNever Sometimes

OftenNever Sometimes

OftenNever Sometimes

OftenNever Sometimes

11. I have trouble sounding out new words Never Sometimes Often

12. I can sound out words, but I don't remember what wordslook like

13. I remember things I hear, but misspell small words as oftenas big words

14. I can spell the same word several ways in the same story

15. I understand a story better if someone reads it to me

Never Sometimes Often

Never Sometimes Often

Never Sometimes Often

Never Sometimes Often

9. I am a good speaker, but when I read, the words andletters seem to jump around on the page

10. I lose my place easily when I am reading

long words8. I have trouble pronouncing

OftenNever Sometimes

OftenNever Sometimes

OftenNever Sometimes

6. I have trouble thinking of the right word to say or write,even when I know the word

7. I write well, but get confused when I'm trying to explainthings to people.

OftenNever Sometimes

OftenNever Sometimes

I lose my place when copying from the blackboard or an

16. I usually remember verbal instructions, but have to readthings several times before I understand them

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Never Sometimes Often

Never Sometimes Often

I organize my spoken conversation well, but my18.handwriting is hard for other people to read

19. I express myself better when speaking than when writing

20. I have trouble getting my ideas down on paper

21. I have lots of good ideas in meetings, but other peopledon't understand what I am trying to say in my writing

22. I sometimes reverse letters or numbers, or get them in thewrong order

23. I have excellent reading abilities, but trouble rememberingmultiplication tables

24. I write well, but have trouble figuring out what they'reasking in math word problems

25. I make mistakes when working through math problems thathave several steps

Never Sometimes Often

Never Sometimes Often

Never Sometimes Often

Never Sometimes Often

Never Sometimes Often

OftenNever Sometimes

OftenNever Sometimes

OftenNever Sometimes

26. I can't figure out what formulas to use in math questions

27. I know what to do in math questions, but I get thecalculations wrong if I don't use a calculator

28. It takes me a while to find my way around a new place

29. I have trouble judging distances

30. I confuse left and right

31. I have trouble judging how much time tasks are going totake to complete

32. I am often late getting places

33. I have trouble finding things on a cluttered desk

34. Jigsaw puzzles are something I've always avoided

35. I get confused when I'm trying to do too many things atonce

Often

Never Sometimes Often

Never Sometimes Often

Never Sometimes Often

Never Sometimes Often

Never Sometimes Often

Never Sometimes Often

Never Sometimes

OftenNever Sometimes

OftenNever Sometimes

OftenNever Sometimes

36. I have trouble finding the right place to fill in information onforms

37. I get along with people at work, but I sit by myself at lunch

38. I love social gatherings, but tend to interrupt discussions

39. Driving is something I have always avoided

Everyone has problems with these areas some of the time, but if there are many questionsanswered "often", it may be useful to look further into the possibility of learning disabilities.

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Now that you have completed the checklist, count up how many checks for each response and recrod the numbers in the boxesprovided below.