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Symptoms

of
Dyslexia

Screening
Checklist
All About

All About
Symptoms of Dyslexia
Screening Checklist
Hi, my name is Marie Rippel and I’m the author of the All About® Reading
and All About® Spelling programs.
Different people have different signs and symptoms of dyslexia. There is a
wide variation, and the symptoms can range from mild to severe.
It’s important to note that a child can have many of these symptoms
without actually being dyslexic. If a systematic phonics method was not used
for reading and spelling instruction, the child may
simply lack the skills necessary to read and
write fluently.
When students are taught using the
multisensory approach used by the All
About Reading and All About Spelling
programs, the symptoms of dyslexia can
be significantly improved, and may even
completely disappear.
If you have any questions at all, please
call us at 715-477-1976, or email us at
support@allaboutlearningpress.com.
My staff and I are passionate about
helping children read and spell, and
we would love to help you.
Make learning a joy!

Marie Rippel
Founder, All About Learning® Press, Inc.

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Below you’ll find a list of dyslexia symptoms. Displaying a few of these
symptoms does not automatically mean a child has dyslexia. However, if many
of the symptoms are displayed, the child may have dyslexia.
Please note: This list is a simple preliminary screening and is not intended to
replace professional diagnostic tools.

Reading Problems

Loses place on the page, skips lines, or More


rereads lines. Resources
Reads words in the wrong order. We have a
compilation of
Skips small words such as a, the, to, of, were,
dyslexia and
and from.
struggling learner
Recognizes a word on one page but not on the resources on one
next page. easy page. Find
e-books and articles
Inserts extra letters in a word when reading. to help by visiting
For example, may read tail as trail. The misread the web address
word often has the same beginning and ending below.
letters as the target word.
http://bit.ly/
Deletes letters in a word when reading. For Dyslexia-Resources
example, may read sag instead of sang.
Again, the misread word often has the same beginning and ending letters
as the target word.

Switches the order of letters in a word. For example, may read mug
as gum.

Substitutes words with similar meanings when reading stories.


For example, may read said instead of shouted.

Substitutes similar-looking words, such as house for horse.

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Ignores punctuation when reading.

Makes up part of the story based on the illustrations or context


clues instead of reading the actual words on the page.

Reads at a level substantially below that of peers.

Demonstrates poor reading comprehension.

Has difficulty reading single words on a flashcard.

Is fatigued after reading for a short time.

Spelling Problems

Inserts extra letters in a word when spelling. For example, may write tail
as trail. The misspelled word often has the same beginning and ending
letters as the target word.

Deletes letters in a word when spelling. For example, may write caft
instead of craft. Again, the misspelled word often has the same beginning
and ending letters as the target word.

Switches the order of letters in a word. For example, may write speical
instead of special.

Has difficulty copying words from another paper or the board. Copies
letter by letter, referring to the original copy for almost every letter.

Produces messy papers, including many crossed-out or erased words.

Misspells many common words like said, there, and does.

May be able to spell the words on a spelling test after much studying,
but then misspells the same words outside of spelling class.

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Sequencing Problems

Students with dyslexia often have difficulty with sequencing (remembering a


sequence). This leads to symptoms such as:
Difficulty remembering the entire alphabet.

Difficulty following instructions that have more than one step.

Difficulty remembering the days of the week and months of the year.

Difficulty remembering phone numbers.

Difficulty following spoken instructions.

Handwriting Problems

Many dyslexics also have dysgraphia, which is a developmental disability that


makes it difficult to master handwriting. Dysgraphia can be related in part to
sequencing difficulties and in part to fine-motor control. Here are some of the
symptoms of dysgraphia:
Writes slowly and laboriously.

Creates irregularly shaped letters.

Grips a pencil improperly.

Doesn’t establish a dominant hand until later than peers. May switch
from right to left hand while writing or coloring until after age 7 or 8.

May write letters in the wrong direction. For example, instead of writing
an o in a counterclockwise direction, child may write it in a clockwise
direction. Instead of starting the letter l at the top, child may start the
letter from the bottom.

Improperly uses uppercase and lowercase letters.

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Confuses letters with a similar shape, especially the pairs b-d, m-w, and
n-u.

Poorly spaces letters, words, and sentences.

Handwriting looks “childlike” even into the teen years.

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What’s Next?
By completing this checklist, you’ve gained an understanding of the various
symptoms that may suggest dyslexia.
Although teaching a child with learning disabilities or struggles may sound
difficult, All About Reading and All About Spelling take the struggle out of
learning. Our programs break down learning concepts into easy, bite-sized
lessons that are both easy for you to teach and easy for your student to
learn.
While I originally developed these programs for my own child who had a
hard time learning to read and spell, they’ve gone on to help over 150,000
children master reading and spelling—even those who were previously
diagnosed with a learning disorder.

If you have any questions at all, please call us at 715-477-1976 or email us


at support@allaboutlearningpress.com. My staff and I are passionate about
helping children read and spell, and we would love to help you.

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