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SIGNS OF DYSLEXIA
While dyslexia looks different from child to child, some common signs include:
Preschool and Kindergarten
- Delayed speech development
- Difficulty learning nursery rhymes
- Trouble recognizing letter names and sounds
- Difficulty learning the alphabet
- Challenges with rhyming words
Elementary School
- Difficulty learning to read
- Slow, laborious reading
- Frequent reading errors
- Difficulty sounding out unfamiliar words
- Poor spelling despite instruction
- Avoidance of reading activities
Middle and High School
- Slow reading rate
- Difficulty with reading comprehension due to slow decoding
- Persistent spelling difficulties
- Challenges taking notes
- Difficulty learning foreign languages
- Increased frustration with academic tasks
If your child demonstrates several of these characteristics, a dyslexia assessment may provide valuable information.
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