1 out of 5 children has dyslexia! 
It can affect reading fluency, spelling & even math progress!
If a child has 3 or more of the following warning signs, 
then the parents need to learn more about dyslexia.

In Preschool

• delayed speech
  
• mixing up the sounds & syllables in long words ("aminal" or "pisgetti")
  
• chronic ear infections
  
• stuttering
  
• 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
  

in elementary school

• dysgraphia (slow, non-automatic handwriting that is difficult to read)
  
• letter or number reversals continuing past the end of 1st grade
  
• extreme difficulty learning cursive
  
• slow, choppy, inaccurate reading:
  

     -guesses based on shape, context or pictures
     -skips or misreads prepositions (at, to, of)
     -ignores suffixes

• can't sound out unknown words
  
• terrible spelling
  
• often can't remember sight words (they, were, does) or homonyms (their, there, they're)
  
• difficulty telling time with a clock with hands
  
• trouble with math
  

     -memorizing multiplication tables
     -memorizing a sequence of steps
     -directionality

• when speaking, difficulty finding the correct word
  
• lots of "whatyamacallits" and "thingies"
  
• common sayings come out slightly twisted
  
• extremely messy bedroom, backpack and desk
  
• dreads going to school
  

     -complains of stomach aches or headaches
     -may have nightmares about school

In High School

• all of the Preschool and Elementary School symptoms plus:
  
• limited vocabulary
  
• extremely poor written expression

      -large discrepancy between verbal skills & written compositions

• unable to master a foreign language
  
• difficulty reading printed music
  
• poor grades in many classes
  
• may drop out of high school

In Adults

• in High School -
  
• education history similar to previously listed symptoms, plus:
  
• slow reader
  
• may have to read a page 2 or 3 times to understand it
  
• terrible speller
  
• difficulty putting thoughts onto paper
  
• dreads writing memos or letters
  
• still has difficulty with right versus left
  
• often gets lost, even in a familiar city
  
• sometimes confuses b & d, especially when tired or sick
  

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