Chapter Two Appendix C

Screening Inventory LDAO (Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario)

I am going to read some statements and I want you to tell me whether they describe you. You can answer: Never, Sometimes, or Often

  1. I have trouble remembering people's names
  2. I learn best when someone shows me what to do
  3. I have trouble remembering the order that must be followed when given instructions
  4. I have trouble understanding what people are saying to me, especially when they speak quickly
  5. I have trouble thinking of the right word to say or write, even when I know the word
  6. I get confused when I'm trying to explain things to people
  7. I have trouble pronouncing long words, and get the order mixed up
  8. When I read, the words and letters seem to jump around on the page
  9. I lose my place easily when I am reading
  10. I have trouble sounding out new words
  11. I can sound out words, but I don't remember what words look like
  12. I misspell small words as much as big words
  13. I can spell the same word several ways in the same essay
  14. I understand a story better if someone reads it to me
  15. I have to read things several times before I understand them
  16. I lose my place when copying from the blackboard or an overhead
  17. My handwriting is hard for other people to read