Parent Checklist: Is My Child At-Risk for Learning Issues?

We developed the following parent checklist to learn what concerns parents see in their children and to help them decide if their child is in need of help. Choose one answer for each question and indicate how often the behavior is exhibited in your child’s daily life with the following options: Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, or Always.

• Misunderstands what you say
• Needs instructions repeated
• Misunderstands jokes
• Has difficulty understanding long sentences
• Needs questions repeated
• Has difficulty retelling a story in the right order
• Cannot finish long sentences
• Has trouble saying the same thing in a different way (rephrasing)
• Has trouble finding the right word
• Pronounces common words incorrectly
• Gets confused in noisy places
• Has difficulty engaging in conversation with others
• Has behavior problems
• Lacks self-confidence
• Avoids group activities
• Has trouble paying attention
• Has trouble sounding out words
• Has trouble reading
• Has trouble spelling
• Cannot tell you about the events of his/her school day

If you answered Sometimes, Often or Always to several of these, your child may be at-risk for a language-based learning disability and will likely require intervention to prevent these issues from affecting him/her academically in the future.   Why are we posting this now? Because summer is one of the best times to tackle these issues.

We hear from countless parents like you who are looking for help for their bright child who struggles with reading, writing, attention, or other issues. You’re in the right place. We can help you help your child this summer.  

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