Various Signs Of Dyslexia At Different Ages
Dyslexia can cause trouble with spelling, speaking, and writing. So signs can show up in a few areas, not just in reading.
If someone in your neighborhood or family is surviving high school with Dyslexia then this article will help them a lot. Dyslexia can also look different as kids get older. Learn common signs of dyslexia at different ages.
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Mispronouncing words, like saying beddy tear instead of teddy bear
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Struggling to name familiar objects and using general words like thing and stuff instead
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Having a hard time learning nursery rhymes or song lyrics that rhyme
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Having trouble remembering sequences, like singing the letters of the alphabet
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Telling stories that are hard to follow or having trouble talking about an event in a logical order
Grades K–2 signs of dyslexia
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Having trouble learning letter names and remembering the sounds they make
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Often confusing letters that look similar (like b, d, p, and q) or sound similar (like f and v, b and p, or d and t)
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Struggling to read familiar words (like a cat), especially if there aren’t pictures
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Substituting words when reading aloud, like saying house when the story says home
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Having trouble separating the individual sounds in words and blending sounds to make a word
Grades 3–5 signs of dyslexia
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Confusing or skipping small words like for and of when reading aloud
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Having trouble sounding out new words
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Having trouble quickly recognizing common words (also called sight words )
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Struggling to explain what happened in a story or answer questions about key details
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Frequently making the same kinds of mistakes, like reversing letters
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Having poor spelling, like spelling the same word correctly and incorrectly in the same exercise
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