In our model, these difficulties relate to the conceptual blocks. Language Thinking with language involves tasks such as comprehending written text, expressing ideas through speaking and writing, and learning and using new vocabulary. Students with strengths in language tend to speak easily and possess an expansive vocabulary. Students with weaknesses in language often experience difficulty with tasks involving comprehension or production of text. For example, one student had weaknesses in language, and subsequently, her answers often missed the mark.
Some children struggling in school have extremely advanced visual-spatial abilities.
For example, one child could produce intricate sketches of machines and rebuild a motorcycle engine, but he had trouble spelling even common words. Other children have more difficulty with tasks of a nonverbal nature and tend to have particular difficulty grasping and acquiring mathematical concepts. These children may also have trouble with developing social competence. They have trouble recognizing, evaluating, and interpreting gestures and facial expressions. Strategies Thinking with strategies involves thinking about thinking or what is referred to as metacognition.