Signs in Nursery School

• has difficulty learning nursery rhymes
• has difficulty paying attention, sitting still, listening to stories
• likes listening to stories but shows no interest in letters or words
• has a history of slow speech development
• finds it difficult to select the ‘odd one out’ in groups of either objects, pictures or words
• gets words muddled e.g. cubumber, flutterbuy
• mixes up words that sound similar,
• finds it hard to carry out two or more instructions at one time, but is fine if tasks are presented in smaller units
• forgets names of friends, teachers, colours etc.
• has difficulty keeping simple rhythms
• has difficulty with catching, kicking or throwing a ball
• often trips, bumps into things and falls over
• has difficulty cutting, sticking and crayoning in comparison with their peer group
• shows lack of consistent handedness with tools, e.g. knives and forks, scissors.
• has persistent difficulty in dressing, e.g. finds shoelaces and buttons difficult
• puts clothes on the wrong way round
• has obvious ‘good’ and ‘bad’ days for no apparent reason