Recognition Strengths Recognition Weaknesses Excellent observer Low vision ○ ○ Extraordinary spatial ability Blindness ○ ○ Excellent interpretation graphs/charts Poor visual / spatial understanding ○ ○ sensitivity to nuance / tone Color blindness ○ ○ Perfect Hearing impairment ○ ○ Extensive musical background Deafness ○ ○ Excellent at deriving key points from Difficulty processing and deriving meaning ○ ○ spoken/written language from spoken language Extensive vocabulary Limited vocabulary ○ ○ Extensive knowledge Limited content knowledge ○ ○ Knowledge of multiple languages Limited English proficiency ○ ○ Advanced reading abilities Difficulty with reading ○ ○ word recognition word recognition ▪ ▪ word decoding word decoding ▪ ▪ text text structures/story ▪ ▪ grammar grammar ▪ ▪ author style author style ▪ ▪ skimming skimming ▪ ▪ Facility with hypertext (e.g., Web links, Difficulty/confusion with hypertext ○ ○ navigation through electronic documents) Tendency to literal interpretation ○ Skill with rhymes, phonemic awareness, Difficulty finding important information ○ ○ language play Strategic Strengths Strategic Weaknesses Drawing/artistic talent Fine motor difficulties ○ ○ Talented athlete Gross motor coordination problems ○ ○ Skilled with 3-dimensional design Hand-eye coordination problems ○ ○ Talented singer/musician Poor handwriting ○ ○ Excellent at computer graphics Poor spelling ○ ○ Excellent dancer Speech impairment ○ ○ Outstanding speaker/presenter Difficulty with oral presentations ○ ○ Outstanding written expression skills: Written expression problems: ○ ○ poetry selecting/narrowing topic ▪ narrative planning ▪ expository writing organization ▪ journal proofreading ▪ dialogue/drama addressing audience ▪ songs Restless/fidgety ▪ ○ Outstanding concentration/attention Poor self-monitoring ○ ○ Highly organized Trouble completing work ○ ○
Recognition Strengths ○ Excellent observer ○ Extraordinary spatial ability ○ Excellent interpretation graphs/charts ○ sensitivity to nuance / tone ○ Perfect ○ Extensive musical background ○ Excellent at deriving key points from spoken/written language ○ Extensive vocabulary ○ Extensive knowledge ○ Knowledge of multiple languages ○ Advanced reading abilities ▪ word recognition ▪ word decoding ▪ text ▪ grammar ▪ author style ▪ skimming ○ Facility with hypertext (e.g., Web links, navigation through electronic documents) ○ Skill with rhymes, phonemic awareness, language play Recognition Weaknesses ○ Low vision ○ Blindness ○ Poor visual / spatial understanding ○ Color blindness ○ Hearing impairment ○ Deafness ○ Difficulty processing and deriving meaning from spoken language ○ Limited vocabulary ○ Limited content knowledge ○ Limited English proficiency ○ Difficulty with reading ▪ word recognition ▪ word decoding ▪ text structures/story ▪ grammar ▪ author style ▪ skimming ○ Difficulty/confusion with hypertext ○ Tendency to literal interpretation ○ Difficulty finding important information Strategic Strengths ○ Drawing/artistic talent ○ Talented athlete ○ Skilled with 3-dimensional design ○ Talented singer/musician ○ Excellent at computer graphics ○ Excellent dancer ○ Outstanding speaker/presenter ○ Outstanding written expression skills: ▪ poetry ▪ narrative ▪ expository writing ▪ journal ▪ dialogue/drama ▪ songs ○ Outstanding concentration/attention ○ Highly organized Strategic Weaknesses ○ Fine motor difficulties ○ Gross motor coordination problems ○ Hand-eye coordination problems ○ Poor handwriting ○ Poor spelling ○ Speech impairment ○ Difficulty with oral presentations ○ Written expression problems: selecting/narrowing topic planning organization proofreading addressing audience ○ Restless/fidgety ○ Poor self-monitoring ○ Trouble completing work
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