Auditory Discrimination Deficit:
Child will have trouble understanding verbal directions; will make errors in repeating words and directions; will substitute words, numbers, etc. Will have difficulty learning sounds for letters, letter names, etc. May have trouble learning names of people, places and things.

Auditory Memory Deficit:
Will have trouble recalling names of things, letters, words, numbers, etc. May not consistently remember addresses, phone numbers, etc. from day to day. May not remember how to pronounce letters and words.

Auditory Association Deficit:
May have trouble learning sounds of letters and letter names, individual words with categories, etc. May not be able to follow verbal directions, conceptualize the concepts of words, numbers, etc. May have difficulty classifying objects and ideas presented verbally.

Auditory - Visual Association Deficit:
This skill requires functioning of lower level skills plus relating a visual symbol with a sound for that symbol. This skill is the essence of word recognition. Subjects with this deficit will have trouble recognizing and naming letters, words, numbers, etc. May be able to write what is read, speak what is heard, but will have trouble speaking what is read, or writing what is heard. This manifests as note taking problems in school.