Learning Differences

Questions to Ask Yourself

Do you have trouble reading?

  • writing?
  • listening?
  • following directions?
  • keeping organized?
  • managing your time or space?
  • doing math?
  • taking tests?
  • taking another point of view?

Have others told you that you are lazy?

  • unmotivated?
  • not trying?

Would you like to meet your goals?

  • have more fun learning?
  • use your learning strengths?
  • get more for your effort?

Then contact Melinda Pongrey, at Sisiutl!

What are some of the common symptoms of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)?

  • Difficulties focusing on what is important rather than what is irrelevant.
  • Uneven performance
  • Inaccurate or faulty working memory
  • Test-taking difficulties
  • Frequently coupled with sleep disorders

What are some of the common symptoms of Language Delays?

  • Misinterpretation of what is heard or read
  • Talk or write a lot but never get to the point or
  • Express themselves minimally
  • Difficulty with “new” learning---learning new vocabulary
  • Mood difficulties---behavior problems---quick to “blow-up” especially if they have both receptive and expressive language delays

What are some of the common symptoms of Dyslexias?

  • May read slowly
  • Do not test up to capabilities
  • Tire when they read/comprehension problems
  • Spell poorly
  • Some delay in language

What are some of the common symptoms of Motor Spatial Learning Differences?

  • Difficulty with motor tasks / fine motor or large motor or both
  • Diffuse body image / clumsiness
  • Both fine/ broad motor together look like attention problems
  • Fatigue easily
  • Difficulty maintaining order in surrounding space

What are some of the common symptoms of Visual Spatial Learning Differences?

  • Difficulty with imagery (building, amending, or mentally rotating an image or imagining what an event looks like in time and space)
  • Difficulty taking another point of view
  • Difficulty abstracting form—often literal thinking/seeing
  • Impacts spelling, copying, drawing
  • Difficulty finding their way around and/or following a map
  • Difficulty understanding social cues