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Signs
of Dyslexia
A
potential dyslexic is likely to experience some of the following
symptoms:
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Lack of awareness of sounds in words - sound order, rhymes,
or sequence syllables.
- Difficulty in decoding words - single word identification.
- Difficulty in encoding words - spelling.
- Poor sequencing of numbers, of letters in words, when read
or written, e.g. b-d; sing-sign; left-felt; soiled-solid; 12-21.
- Problems with reading comprehension.
- Difficulty in expressing thoughts in written form.
- Delayed spoken language.
- Imprecise or incomplete interpretation of language that is
heard.
- Difficulty in expressing thoughts orally.
- Confusion about directions in space or time (right and left,
up and down, early and late, yesterday and tomorrow, months
and days) .
- Confusion about right and left handedness
- Similar problems among relatives.
- Difficulty with writing.
- Difficulty in mathematics - often related to sequencing of
steps or directionality or the language of mathematics.
- Difficulty in getting dressed on his/her own.
- Difficulty with buttons and shoe laces. |
Important
Note: This checklist is a guidepost for parents and professionals.
It should not be used in isolation, but may lead the parent/professional
to seek further assessment. A consistent showing of a group of the
above listed behaviors should be considered an indication to seek
further advice, observation or assessment. Many very young children
make similar mistakes to dyslexic children. It is the severity of
the trait, the clarity with which it may be observed, and the length
of time during which it persists which give the vital clues to the
identification of the dyslexic learner.
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