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Dyslexia SymptomsWhat is Dyslexia? - definition and common strengths listed Dyslexia Symptoms - challenges of dyslexia and things to look out for Help With Dyslexia - help your child at home - ideas and resources to empower parents Teaching Dyslexic Children - strategies to help dyslexic learners in the mainstream classroom Dyslexic Teaching - ideas and resources for 1:1 tutors who may be new to the concept of dyslexia Famous People with Dyslexia - be inspired! Online Dyslexia Screening Test for adults - as recommended by Dyslexia Action Dyslexia SymptomsIf some of the following dyslexia symptoms are familiar and sound like they are describing you or your child, you may want to get in contact with an Educational Psychologist or a Specialist Teacher qualified to assess, for a full educational evaluation.Scroll down to ‘Some Common Problems’ for an enlightening and eye-opening section. Please note that for convenience the student has been referred to as 'he' throughout this page. All ages Is he bright in some ways with a 'block' in others? Is there anyone else in the family with similar difficulties? Does he have difficulty carrying out three instructions in sequence? Was he late in learning to talk, or with speaking clearly? Ages 7-11 Does he have particular difficulty with reading or spelling? Does he put figures or letters the wrong way e.g. 15 for 51, 6 for 9, b for d, was for saw? Does he read a word then fail to recognise it further down the page? Does he spell a word several different ways without recognising the correct version? Does he have a poor concentration span for reading and writing? Does he have difficulty understanding time and tense? Does he confuse left and right? Does he answer questions orally but have difficulty writing the answer? Is he unusually clumsy? Does he have trouble with sounds in words, e.g. poor sense of rhyme? Ages 12 - adult Is he sometimes inaccurate in reading? Is spelling poor? Does he have difficulty taking notes or copying? Does he have difficulty with planning and writing essays, letters or reports? Some common problemsYou may think that he is not listening, but….he may have difficulty in remembering a list of instructions he may have problems getting thoughts together coherently for story or essay writing he may have sequencing problems and may need to be taught strategies to cope/alternative ways of remembering. You may think that he is lazy, but… he may have difficulty in organising work and need specific teaching to help him he may be able to answer the questions orally but can't write the answers down he may have found that the less he writes, the less trouble he gets into for making mistakes You may think that he is not concentrating, but… he may have difficulty in copying accurately. This is often because he cannot remember chunks but needs to look at each letter, write it, then look at the word again, find the place, and so on... You may think that he is careless, but… he may have very poor handwriting as dyslexic people often haven’t sufficient hand skills to control the pencil. You may think that he is not checking work, but… he may spell the same word several different ways if he doesn't have the visual memory to know what is right or the kinaesthetic memory for it to feel right as he is writing. You may think that he doesn't look carefully, but… he may have a visual memory deficiency and therefore experience difficulty when interpreting symbols. You may think that he is being awkward / impossible on purpose, but… he may be able to produce very good work one day and the next ‘trip up over every word’. ‘Off days’ are quite common and require extra encouragement and understanding. Thank you to Dyslexia Action for this most useful summary of dyslexia symptoms and signs to be aware of.
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