For those of you wondering if your child is dyslexic look for these signs (1st grade on up) :
1. Difficulty recognizing and often confusing letters (examples: d for b or p for q) in the alphabet.
2. May know the letter names and sounds but is unable to put those sounds together to form words.
3. Unable to remember words, especially sight word (And, of, the, a, etc)
4. Struggles sounding out every word, or most words that he/she sees.
5. Complains that letters and words on a page become blurred, leading to dizziness, headaches, or stomach aches while reading
6. Eyes bouncing around while reading
7. Trouble with story problems in math
8. History of family reading problems
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
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