articulation difficulties or has needed speech therapy
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
difficulty creating/identifying words that rhyme
a close relative with dyslexia
Elementary Age
very messy handwriting, strange pencil grip, or difficulty copying
letter or number reversals continuing past the end of first grade
slow, choppy, inaccurate reading: guesses based on shape or context, 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)
difficulty telling time with a clock with hands
trouble memorizing a sequence of steps,
trouble with directionality
when speaking, has difficulty finding the correct words, "I'm thinking", "...the thingies"
limited vocabulary
extremely poor written expression
extremely messy bedroom, backpack, and desk
dreads going to school - complains of stomach aches or headaches - may have nightmares about school