Dyslexia in Children

…have difficulty learning the relationship between sounds and letters?
…appear to forget instructions easily?
…frequently misread/misspell commonly occurring words?
…have difficulty reading words quickly and accurately?
…read a word accurately on one line and then fail to recognise it further down the page?
…have difficulty remembering how to spell words over time?
…have difficulty applying spelling rules?
…experience literacy difficulties that are unexpected when compared to their strengths in other academic, artistic or sporting areas?
…often substitute words that look similar when reading?
…have difficulty comprehending what they read because of difficulties with word recognition?
…tire easily and become distracted especially when expected to complete literacy tasks?
…have a family member (or family members) with reading and writing difficulties?
…read slowly and dysfluently?
…experience difficulty in playing with the sounds in words when rhyming, counting syllables and removing individual sounds?
…often leave literacy tasks unfinished?
…struggle with reading and spelling particularly in comparison with their peers?
…put in a great deal of effort but have little to show for it?
…not progress at the expected rate despite extra assistance?
…struggle for no apparent reason?