Gifted and Average Students with Good Reading Skills

• Spend longer to complete homework
• Physical complaints of headaches, strain, or tiredness when reading or at school
• Avoids reading or reading for pleasure
• Does poorly on timed tests or standardized tests
• Unable to keep up with reading assignments
• Reads beginning and summaries rather than the entire chapter
• Listens in class rather than doing assigned reading
• Finds it easier to learn from discussion than reading
• Works hard to get grades but feels that s/he is brighter than grades indicate
• Considered lazy or unmotivated. Told they could do better if tried harder
• 12-14% of gifted/average students can be helped by the Irlen Method