The student may:
- Appear withdrawn or shy
- Avoid eye contact and other communication
- Look down
- Seem disinterested and unengaged
- Pretend to sleep
- Have trouble learning
- Fall behind academically
- Have low academic ability
- Have a poor sense of self
- Have a short attention span
- Isolate him/herself socially
- Appear sad or unhappy
- Have limited peer interactions
- Display varying degrees of boredom and indifference
- Have an “I don’t care attitude”
- Fail to turn in work, take work home, or record homework in planner
- Have fears such as talking in front of others, fear of failing, anxiety
- Avoidance behaviors
- Have many excuses for not doing work or meeting expectations
- Be distressed, upset, or preoccupied
- Dislike school, have bad school experiences
- Be unable to read or a weak reader
- Frequently say “I don’t know”
- Become agitated, irritated, frustrated, or huff and puff when asked to volunteer or participate
- Have complicating home or environmental issues
