Dyslexia Resource Group (Colorado)
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CHARACTERISTICS OF DYSLEXIA

Individuals with dyslexia will have some of these characteristics but formal testing is the only way
to confirm a diagnosis of dyslexia.

Difficulty with Oral Language
· Late in learning to talk
 · Difficulty pronouncing words
 · Difficulty acquiring vocabulary or using age appropriate  grammar
 · Difficulty following  directions
 · Difficulty learning the alphabet, nursery rhymes, or songs
 · Difficulty with word retrieval / use of non-specific vocabulary such as ‘thing’ or ‘stuff’

 Difficulty with Reading
 · Difficulty identifying or generating rhyming words, or counting syllables in words (Phonological Awareness)
 · Difficulty with hearing, distinguishing and manipulating sounds in words, (bat = “b” + ”a”+ ”t”) (Phonemic Awareness)
 · Difficulty learning the sounds of letters (Phonics)
 · Difficulty remembering names and/or shapes of letters
 · Omitting parts of words when reading - conible for convertible
 · Reverses letters or the order of letters when reading
 · Misreads or omits common small words (the, a, and, said, etc.) and word endings (ing, ed, etc.)
 · “Stumbles”through longer words or makes wild guesses
 · Poor reading comprehension during oral or silent reading
 · Slow, laborious oral reading
 · Fear of reading aloud and avoidance of reading for pleasure
 · A better ability to understand words in context rather than to read isolated single words or ‘nonsense’ (made up) words

 Difficulty with Writing
 · Difficulty putting ideas on paper
 · Many spelling mistakes
 · May do well on weekly spelling tests, but there are many spelling mistakes in daily work
 · Difficulty in proofreading and often reads back what they intended to write, not what is on the page
 · Poor or illegible handwriting

Other general characteristics
 · Family history of reading problems
 · Uncertainty as to directionality; left/right, before/after,  etc.
 · Late in learning to tie shoes and/or reading analog  clocks
 · Inability to finish tests on  time
 · Homework that seems to be never-ending
 · Math Challenges
 · Difficulty memorizing address, alphabet or math  facts
 · Difficulty with organization
 · Difficulty with foreign  languages

 For more in-depth information, please visit IDA-RMB’s
Just the Facts.


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