• Sometimes appear to ignore you?
• Follow the classroom routine by watching what other learners are doing or following adult gesture?
• Repeat all/parts of questions or instructions rather than responding to them?
• Fail to carry out instructions accurately or carry out only part of an instruction?
• Have difficulty following instructions where the order of action required is different from the spoken order e.g. “Before you get your book, collect a worksheet” i.e. worksheet first, then book?
• Regularly need instructions simplified and/or repeated?

Click on the link icon to see examples of case studies in the IDP where students have difficulty with receptive language and attention.The links below will take you to separate Word documents.