Vision/ Hearing

• My eyes water and/ or become red after a short time of work
• My eyes get tired easily. I rub my eyes a lot.
• I put my head on the desk or table to read.
• Whn I read out loud, I skip or repeat words. I leave off endings.
• I lose my place when I read.
• I get headaches after just a short time reading.
• I squint and have to look close to see print.
• I have to look up from the page often when I read.
• I close one eye when I read or write.
• People say I talk loudly.
• I have to ask people to repeat what they said.
• Sometimes I misunderstand or miss what people say.
• I turn one ear toward the person speaking so I hear better.

I also notice

Pages 2-7 were adapted by Margaret Lindop, the Center for Literacy Studies, The University of Tennesse 1999, from Screen for Adults with Learning Disabilities: the Role of the Practitioner in the Assessment Process, National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities (ALLD) Center, Summer 1998.