My Child is Struggling with Reading: What to Do
You’re unsure what to do or whether dyslexia might be the cause. Here are a few indicators that may possibly indicate dyslexia:
- Slow, laborious, inaccurate reading
- Struggles with spelling
- Letter and number reversals
(past 1st grade) - Guesses words
- Handwriting that is difficult to read (dysgraphia)
- Struggles to learn cursive
- Skips prepositions
- Cannot sound out words he/she does not know
- Difficulty rhyming
- Cannot remember sight words
- Difficulty following directions
- Directionality difficulties – left/right, beginning/middle/end, before/after
- Difficulty with organization
(and time management) - Struggles to find the correct word to use
- Trouble with math and memorization that goes with it
- Does not want to go to school and often pretends to be sick
- A close relative with dyslexia
- Slow, laborious, inaccurate reading
- struggles with spelling when not given an opportunity to study
- Letter and number reversals
(past 1st grade) - Guesses words
- Handwriting that is difficult to read
- Struggles to learn cursive
- Skips prepositions
- Cannot sound out words he/she does not know
- Difficulty rhyming
- Difficulty following directions
- Directionality difficulties – left/right, beginning/middle/end, before/after
- Difficulty with organization
(and time management) - Struggles to find the correct word to use
- Trouble with math and memorization that goes with it
- Does not want to go to school and often pretends to be sick
- A close relative with dyslexia
- for more possible indicators see dyslexia characteristics.
