___ Reading Fluency Skills ___ Listening Comprehension ___ Mathematics Problem Solving ___ Mathematics Calculation (Oral Expression, Listening Comprehension, Other:__________________________ ) Language Age Appropriate Inserts malapropisms (‘slips of the Has difficulty modulating voice tongue’) into conversation (e.g., a (e.g., too soft, too loud) rolling stone gathers no moths; he Uses imprecise language and was a man of great statue) has a limited vocabulary Has difficulty understanding Demonstrates slow and halting instructions or directions speech, using lots of fillers (e.g., uh, Has difficulty with pragmatic skills um, and, you know) (e.g., understands the relationship Uses poor grammar or misuses between speaker and listener, stays in conversation on topic, gauges the listener’s degree Confuses words with others that of knowledge, makes inferences sound similar based on a speaker’s verbal and cues) Reading (Basic Reading Skills, Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency Skills) Age Appropriate Frequently loses place while reading Reads slowly Confuses similar-looking words Guesses at unfamiliar words rather (e.g., beard, bread) than using word analysis skills Demonstrates poor memory for Substitutes or leaves out words while printed words reading Has weak comprehension of ideas Dislikes and avoids reading or and themes reluctantly (Written Expression) Written Language Age Appropriate Writing is messy and incomplete, with many cross-outs and erasures
___ Reading Fluency Skills ___ Listening Comprehension ___ Mathematics Problem Solving ___ Mathematics Calculation Language (Oral Expression, Listening Comprehension, Other:__________________________ ) Age Appropriate Has difficulty modulating voice (e.g., too soft, too loud) Uses imprecise language and has a limited vocabulary Demonstrates slow and halting speech, using lots of fillers (e.g., uh, um, and, you know) Uses poor grammar or misuses in conversation Confuses words with others that sound similar Inserts malapropisms (‘slips of the tongue’) into conversation (e.g., a rolling stone gathers no moths; he was a man of great statue) Has difficulty understanding instructions or directions Has difficulty with pragmatic skills (e.g., understands the relationship between speaker and listener, stays on topic, gauges the listener’s degree of knowledge, makes inferences based on a speaker’s verbal and cues) Reading (Basic Reading Skills, Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency Skills) Age Appropriate Frequently loses place while reading Confuses similar-looking words (e.g., beard, bread) Demonstrates poor memory for printed words Has weak comprehension of ideas and themes Reads slowly Guesses at unfamiliar words rather than using word analysis skills Substitutes or leaves out words while reading Dislikes and avoids reading or reluctantly Written Language (Written Expression) Age Appropriate Writing is messy and incomplete, with many cross-outs and erasures
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