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MLD - Key Characteristics
Children with MLD may have:
• immature listening/attention skills
• immature social skills
• reliance on a teaching assistant to direct her within the class situation
• a poor auditory memory
• a poor visual memory
• difficulty acquiring basic literacy and numeracy skills
• difficulties with comprehension skills
• a requirement for high level support with investigation and problem-solving activities
• poor verbal and non-verbal reasoning skills
• difficulties with applying what she knows to other situations
• some motor coordination difficulties.