Recognizing the signs: Does your struggling student have dyslexia?
Decoding Dyslexia is here to help you identify potential dyslexia warning signs in your students. We understand the importance of early intervention and are committed to providing resources and support for parents and educators in Reno, Nevada, and beyond.
Warning signs to look for
It can be difficult as a parent to know what to look for since you aren't in the classroom with your student. It is important to build a relationship with your child's teacher so you can work together as a team. Check in regularly with the teacher and ask what signs they are seeing in your student. Teachers are not able to make any sort of diagnosis; you must get that from a psychiatrist. Decoding Dyslexia encourages you to be aware of these potential indicators of dyslexia.
Preschool:
- Delayed speech
- Mixing up the sounds and syllables in long words
- Constant confusion of left versus right
- Trouble memorizing their address, phone number, or the alphabet
- Family history of dyslexia
Elementary School:
- Struggles to learn letters and sounds
- Trouble hearing and creating rhyme
- Difficulty recalling letter sounds
- Struggles to recognize common sight words
- Poor spelling
- Reads word for word without expression
- Makes guesses based on pictures or letters
Middle School:
- Still sounding out words
- Decent listening comprehension but poor reading comprehension
- Coping strategies, such as avoiding reading and writing, resisting going to school, depressed or antisocial behavior, misbehavior
High School:
- Extremely poor written expression
- Large discrepancy between verbal and written skills
- Unable to master a foreign language
- Difficulty reading printed music
- Poor grades in many classes