Signs of Giftedness AND Signs of Learning Disabilities

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Giftedness  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

Learning Disabilities  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