Assessments

PROS provides a number of assessments for learning disabilities and other disorders.?Other benefits that you can realize from being tested:

A description of your strengths and challenges (or areas of weakness).
Recommendations for accommodations and modifications to help you be successful at work, in school, and in everyday life.
Recommendations for support services, such as counseling, vocational assessment, and training.
Recommendations for instructional strategies that will be of most help to you.
Civil rights protection that ensure your right to accommodations at work and in school.
Self-knowledge that may help you begin to advocate for your needs at work and in school.

(taken from National Center for Learning Disabilities web site)

Continues to spell incorrectly, frequently spells the same word differently in a single piece of writing
Avoids reading and writing tasks
Trouble summarizing
Trouble with open-ended questions on tests
Weak memory skills
Difficulty adjusting to new settings
Works slowly
Poor grasp of abstract concepts
Either pays too little attention to details or focuses on them too much
Misreads information

(taken from National Center for Learning Disabilities website)

* If you notice that you regularly struggle with?two or more of these common signs, you may be a learning candidate for a learning assessment.

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