I had a student once who was very slow. She shuffled, dragging a big load behind her, consisting of a backpack, a dufflebag on wheels, and an armful of books. She came prepared to spend the day at school because her transportation depended on others. Anytime she entered the classroom, usually late, she disrupted it because of the slowness and the noise of unpacking everything, sorting through papers, and generally "getting ready" for the class that had been in progress already for 10 minutes. At break time, I sometimes had to go and find her because she was not back… >>>
