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% can be helped by the Irlen Method