evidence: Children being taught in a second language may show signs of learning problems or a learning disability. The learning disability assessment must take into account whether a student is bilingual or a second language learner. In addition, for English-speaking children, the assessment should be sensitive to differences that may be due to dialect, a form of a language that is specific to a region or group. [...] - Having a hard time understanding what others are saying - Difficulty organizing written and spoken language - Delay in being able to speak - Difficulty expressing thoughts or feelings - Difficulty learning new words (vocabulary), either while reading or hearing - Trouble learning foreign languages - Difficulty learning songs and rhymes - Slow rate of reading, both silently and out loud - Giving up on longer reading tasks - Difficulty understanding questions and following directions - Poor spelling - Problems remembering numbers in sequence (for example, telephone numbers and addresses) [...] - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (n.d.). Learning disabilities. Retrieved August 24, 2018, from http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/LBLD.htm - Patino, E. (n.d.). Understanding dysgraphia. Retrieved March 6, 2017, from https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/child-learning-disabilities/dysgraphia/understanding-dysgraphia - Learning Disabilities Association of America. (n.d.). Dyscalculia. Retrieved March 6, 2017, from https://ldaamerica.org/disabilities/dyscalculia/