• Academically performing below grade level.
• May function two or more years below grade level in reading, math, writing, and spelling.
• Emotional disabilities may be related to learning difficulties. For example, if student has severe anxiety, they may be unable to attend, listen, and learn while in school.
• May lack social skills that are necessary for school success.
• May display language problems in both expressing ideas and in understanding what others are communicating.
• May not have strategies to be successful in school, such as memorization skills and attention, which may lead to academic difficulties.
• May struggle with organization and time-management.
• Are at risk for dropping out of school, affecting their future.
• May have average, or even above-average academic achievement.
• May display inability to sustain attention.
