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 Warning sign: Students need help with their ability to visualize number patterns if they can't remember math facts from one day to the next. As a result, they have to count on fingers to obtain the same math facts each day.
Warning sign: Students need help with their ability to visualize math concepts if they:
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have to reread math problems several times and often remember only a few details rather than the "whole"
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have trouble expressing their thoughts in an organized manner (orally or in writing) or
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have trouble comprehending oral directions and are often labeled poor listeners.
Warning sign: Students need help with their ability to process math symbols if they:
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add, omit, and switch numbers while reading and writing problems (read or write "12" for "21," or add instead of subtract)
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use words to store numbers instead of a symbolic or visual representation
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memorize patterns but are not able to effectively apply them to new problems
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confuse number operations
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avoid homework
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