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Warnings Signs of Dyslexia

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In Preschool​

  • chronic ear infections

  • delayed speech

  • mixing up the sounds and syllables in long words

  • 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

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In High School
  • 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 Elementary School

  • letter or number reversals continuing past the first grade

  • dysgraphia (slow, non-automatic handwriting that is difficult to read)

  • extreme difficulty learnig cursive

  • slow, choppy, inaccurate reading:

      - guesses based on shape or context

      - skips or misreads prepositions (at, to)

      - ignores suffixes

      - can't sound out known words

  • terrible spellng

  • often can't remember sight words (they, were, does) or homonyms (their, they're, and there)

  • difficulty telling time

  • trouble with math

      -memorizing multiplication tables

      -memorizing a sequence of steps

      -directionality

  • when speaking, difficulty finding the correct word

  • extremely messy bedroom, backpack, and desk

  • dreads going to school

      - complains of stomach aches or             

        headaches

      - may have nightmares about school

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