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One of the main characteristics of children with learning disability is that their verbal
skills are often much better than writing skills. Therefore, they should be formally tested
in order to elucidate their disability in detail.

11.3.2 Suggestive Checklist for Identifying Dysgraphia:

• Illegible Handwriting

• Combined mixture of lower and upper case while writing.

• Omitted words.
• Incongruent position on paper with respect to line and margins.
• Cramped finger hold.

• Discordant wrist body or paper position.

• Poor organization of paper.
• Slow pace of copying.
• Inattentive while writing.

• Frequently needs verbal instructions.

• Difficulty while drawing graphs, charts and diagrams.
Note: If any of the 2-3 statements are positive, the child should be carefully
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11.3.3 Suggestive Checklist for Identifying Dyscalculia:

• Has trouble understanding counting, skip counting in right order.

• Avoids situation that requires understanding numbers.

• Struggles in recognizing patterns – like ascending, descending, big or small, more
or less.
• Reverses of numbers.

• Difficulty in identifying math signs like + and –
• Difficulty recalling basic math facts.
• Struggles in understanding math language.

• Struggles in understanding charts and graphs.
• Poor mental math ability.

• Difficulty while handling money
• Difficulty while doing abstract concepts.

Note: If any of the 2-3 statements are positive, the child should be carefully
examined by Psychologist.

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