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Learning Disability Checklist

Strengths and Weaknesses

by Sue Watson
for About.com

If you select more weaknesses than strengths when identifying the strengths and needs of a specific child, there may be some social emotional concerns.
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Behavior Skills:

Strengths

  • Average activity, not over or under active
  • Completes tasks in the allotted time
  • Always displays appropriate classroom behavior
  • Rarely moody
  • Tends to be organized
  • Is attentive in class
  • Thinks before acting
  • Gets along well with peers
  • Exhibits appropriate decision making skills
  • Usually on time
Weaknesses
  • Often is hyperactive
  • Rarely completes tasks in the allotted time
  • Often acts out in the classroom and doesn't follow routines and rules
  • Can be extremely moody and acts impulsively
  • Very disorganized
  • Inattentive and distractible
  • Rarely thinks before acting
  • Does not get along well with peers
  • Decision making skills are weak and is often late or absent
  • Easily Frustrated

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