· finds difficulty paying attention, sitting still and listening to stories

· has difficulty learning nursery rhymes

· likes listening to stories but shows no interest in letters or words

· has a history of slow speech development

· gets words muddled

· finds it hard to carry out two or more instructions

· forgets the names of teachers, colours or friends

· persistent difficulty in dressing

· has 'good' and 'bad' days for no obvious reason

· has difficulty throwing, catching or kicking a ball

· has a poor standard of written work compared with oral ability · is persistently confused by letters which look similar, particularly b/d, p/g, n/u, m/w · has poor handwriting, with many letter reversals · spells a word several different ways in the same piece of writing · produces bizarre spelling · has poor pencil grip · loses his/her place when copying · has difficulty remembering times tables, days of the week etc · confuses symbols in maths e.g. + and x · finds mental arithmetic difficult · misunderstands questions · finds holding a list of instructions in memory difficult · is disorganised or forgetful · is easily distracted · is often in the wrong place at the wrong time · has difficulty with punctuation or grammar · confuses upper and lower case letters · has difficulty taking notes in lessons · has difficulty with the organisation of notes · finds tasks difficult to complete on time · appears to know more than can be written down · omits, repeats and adds extra words when reading · fails to recognise familiar words · misses a line or repeats the same line twice · finds it difficult to use dictionaries, encyclopaedias and directories · finds memorising formulae difficult · is excessively tired due to amount of concentration required to do relatively small tasks · other members of the family may have similar problems.