If a child has 3 or more of the following warning signs, take the time to learn more about Dyslexia to help the child get the right support to become a successful lifelong learner.
IN PRESCHOOL
• Delayed speech
• Mixing up the sounds and syllables in long words
• Chronic ear infections
• Severe reactions to childhood illnesses
• Constant confusion of left versus right
• Late establishing a dominant hand
• Difficulty learning to tie shoes
• Trouble memorizing their address, phone number, or the alphabet
• Can’t create words that rhyme
• A close relative with dyslexia
IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• Dysgraphia (slow, non-automatic handwriting that is difficult to read)
• Letter or number reversals continuing past the end of first grade
• Extreme difficulty learning cursive
• Slow, choppy, inaccurate reading:
• Guesses based on shape or context
• Skips or misreads prepositions (at, to, of)
• Ignores suffixes
• Can’t sound out unknown words
• Terrible spelling
• Often can’t remember sight words (they, were, does) Or homonyms (their, they’re, and there)
• Difficulty telling time with a clock with hands
• Trouble with math
• Memorizing multiplication tables
• Memorizing a sequence of steps
• Directionality
• When speaking, difficulty finding the correct word
• Lots of “whatchamacallits” and “thingies”
• Common sayings come out slightly twisted
• Extremely messy bedroom, backpack, and desk
• Dreads going to school
• Complains of stomach aches or headaches
• May have nightmares about school
IN HIGH SCHOOL
All of the previous symptoms plus:
• Limited vocabulary
• Extremely poor written expression
• Large discrepancy between verbal skills and written compositions
• Unable to master a foreign language
• Difficulty reading printed music
• Poor grades in many classes
• May drop out of high school
IN ADULTS
Education history similar to above, plus:
• Slow reader
• May have to read a page 2 or 3 times to understand it
• Terrible speller
• Difficulty putting thoughts onto paper
• Dreads writing memos or letters
• Still has difficulty with right versus left
• Often gets lost, even in a familiar city
• Sometimes confuses b and d, especially when tired or sick
Bright Solutions for Dyslexia
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