Warning Signs of Dyslexia

Does your child have trouble with...

• spelling?

• reading at an appropriate rate (fluency)? 

• sight words?

• motivation for school?

• speech delays?

• finding their words when speaking?

• chronic ear infections?

• hearing rhymes or syllables?

• word recall (i.e. "getting out" the word they are trying to say)?

• learning to tie their shoes or ride a bike?

• odd pencil grip and handwriting that is hard to read?

• letter/number reversals beyond first grade?

• confusing left and right?

• telling time on a clock with hands?

*reprinted with permission by Susan Barton