"WHAT ARE CLUES TO DYSLEXIA?"
Early Childhood
A delay in speaking
Insensitivity to rhymes
Difficulty remembering days of the week
Difficulty learning and remembering letter names and names in his or her name
Ages 5 to 6
Trouble recognizing letters or numbers
Trouble writing letter or numbers and writing name
Trouble connecting letters and sounds
Trouble recognizing words that start with the same sound
Difficulties in pronunciation of words, getting letters out of sequence, "aminal" for "animal"
Ages 6 to 7
Difficulty recognizing common parts in words
Trouble reading one-syllable words
Complains reading is hard and refuses to read aloud
Trouble reading common sight words
Ages 7 and Older
Confuses words that sound alike
Problem finding a word
Guesses when doesn't read word
Problem with spelling
Problem completing assignments
A delay in speaking
Insensitivity to rhymes
Difficulty remembering days of the week
Difficulty learning and remembering letter names and names in his or her name
Ages 5 to 6
Trouble recognizing letters or numbers
Trouble writing letter or numbers and writing name
Trouble connecting letters and sounds
Trouble recognizing words that start with the same sound
Difficulties in pronunciation of words, getting letters out of sequence, "aminal" for "animal"
Ages 6 to 7
Difficulty recognizing common parts in words
Trouble reading one-syllable words
Complains reading is hard and refuses to read aloud
Trouble reading common sight words
Ages 7 and Older
Confuses words that sound alike
Problem finding a word
Guesses when doesn't read word
Problem with spelling
Problem completing assignments