Symptoms of Dyslexia Screening Checklist
Symptoms of Dyslexia Screening Checklist
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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
Switches the order of letters in a word. For example, may read mug
as gum.
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Ignores punctuation when reading.
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.
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
Difficulty remembering the days of the week and months of the year.
Handwriting Problems
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.
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Confuses letters with a similar shape, especially the pairs b-d, m-w, and
n-u.
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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.
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