Gifted Children with Learning Disablilities
Linda Silverman, PhD.

Signs of Giftedness Signs of Learning Disabilities
  • excellent long-term memory
  • extensive vocabulary excels in reading comprehension
  • excels in mathematical reasoning
  • advanced verbal skills in discussions
  • facile with computers
  • grasps abstract concepts
  • performs better with more challenging work
  • thrives on complexity
  • highly creative, imaginative
  • reasons well
  • is a keen observer
  • may have acute hearing
  • has very interesting ideas
  • extremely curious; asks many questions
  • has high degree of energy
  • perceptive and
  • insightful (seems "wise")
  • excellent sense of humor
  • may excel at art, science, geometry, mechanics, technology, or music
  • poor short-term memory
  • speaking vocabulary more sophisticated than written vocabulary
  • struggles with decoding words
  • does poorly at computation
  • refuses to do written work
  • handwriting is illegible
  • has great difficulty with spelling and phonics
  • struggles with easy, sequential material
  • difficulty with rote memorization
  • often inattentive in class
  • emotions can overpower reasoning
  • poor auditory memory
  • poor listening skills
  • weak in language mechanics, such as grammar, punctuation, capitalization, etc.
  • may be unable to learn unless interested
  • performs poorly on timed tests
  • hopelessly disorganized
  • finds clever ways to avoid weak areas
  • may fail at foreign languages and subjects emphasizing audition, sequencing, memory

 

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