Cognitive  Ability

Curriculum  Area

Consequences  if  Underdeveloped

Comprehension

Visual closure

Reading Readiness

Will not see each word completely

Visual conceptualization

Reading Readiness

Difficulty with classification

Constancy of object in space

Mathematics

Difficulty manipulating spatial relationships

Spatial conservation (Piaget)

Mathematics

Difficulty with perspective; inhibited in Geometry

Notational relations

Arithmetic/Mathematics

Difficulty with ‘Integrated Mathematics’

Notational progressions

Arithmetic/Mathematics

Poor Arithmetic foundation; weak on ‘Math Facts’

Vocabulary

Reading & Language Arts

Will have ‘word holes’ in sentences

Verbal relations (analogies)

Reading & Language Arts

Poor at analogies

Extended verbal comprehension

Reading & Language Arts

Inability to track long or involved sentences

Memory

Memory for visual details

Reading & Language Arts

Weak in memory for details

Visual attending

Reading Readiness

Difficulty with Spelling; loses visual concentration

Visual sequencing

Reading Readiness

Will not be able to hold and process or sequence data

Auditory attending

Arithmetic

May have auditory discrimination problems

Auditory sequencing

Arithmetic

Unable to hold information presented orally

Verbal implications

Language Arts

Unable to work with abstract or incongruous information

Judgment

Visual discrimination

Reading Readiness/Spelling

May mistake letters or omit small words in sentences

Judging similarity of concepts

Reading Readiness

Problems with similarities and differences

Notational concepts

Arithmetic/Mathematics

Difficulty using set concepts

Notational processes

Arithmetic/Mathematics

Prone to ‘math anxiety’; unable to handle ambiguity

Problem

Solving

Psychomotor coordination

Handwriting

Slow at work requiring hand-eye coordination

Application of numerical facts

Arithmetic

Difficulty with seeing Arithmetic solutions

Speed of word recognition

Reading

Loses place while reading; skipping words or lines

Form reasoning and logic

Mathematics

Will have difficulty with thought problems

Creativity

Creativity with things

Spatial/Graphic Arts

Will be inhibited in tasks without explicit instructions

Creativity with notation relations

Math/Programming

Difficulty with Mathematics concepts

Creativity with words and ideas

Creative Writing

Will be slow and/or pedantic in written composition

Perceptual Skill

Curriculum Area

Consequences if Underdeveloped

Sensory Integration

Crossing midline of body          

All Curriculum Areas

Difficulty carrying out sequences of actions in proper order

Mentally crossing midline of body

All Curriculum Areas

Difficulty carrying out sequences with automaticity

Balance

All Curriculum Areas

Difficulty sitting still, focusing on instruction

Body in space

All Curriculum Areas

Difficulty telling left from right, spatial relations, visualization

Eye-hand coordination

All Curriculum Areas

Difficulty with handwriting, drawing, general learning capacity

Visual Processing

Normal reading distance

All Curriculum Areas

Referral to Optometrist/Vision Therapist if eyesight over 20/40

Targeting an object

All Curriculum Areas

Difficulty moving eyes from word to word on the page

Moving across the page

All Curriculum Areas

Difficulty with reading comprehension and attention span

Aiming at the target

All Curriculum Areas

Difficulty focusing in for near object, out for distant object

Shifting seatwork to boardwork

All Curriculum Areas

Experiences ‘blurring’ when looking from desk to blackboard

Teaming observation

All Curriculum Areas

Will not see the whole page

Auditory processing

Auditory Recognition

All Curriculum Areas

Difficulty comprehending individual sounds in spoken language

Auditory Recognition with Noise

All Curriculum Areas

Difficulty comprehending individual sounds when distractions are present in the environment

Auditory Discrimination

All Curriculum Areas

Difficulty discriminating different sounds in spoken language

Auditory Discrimination with Noise

All Curriculum Areas

Difficulty discriminating different sounds when distractions are present in the environment

Auditory Memory For Detail

All Curriculum Areas

Difficulty remembering details of information presented orally

Auditory Sequencing

All Curriculum Areas

Difficulty holding information presented in spoken language