When should you be concerned?

All the research shows that the sooner problems are identified, the easier they are to fix.

So below is a table which will give you an idea of what to look out for from the earliest ages.  These behaviours are a concern especially if in other ways your child is talented such as being creative, good problem solver, people person and go-getter.

Warning Signs of Dyslexia

In Preschool

Lots of ear infections

Didn’t crawl much 

Confuses left/right, up/down, tying shoelaces

Hard to learn the alphabet, phone number

Spoke late

Mixes up long words/rhymes

Enjoys you reading to them, but does not want to read

Great at hands-on tasks

Good socially

Dyslexia in the family
 In Primary School

Slow, hard to read handwriting

Reverses letter and numbers

Slow, choppy, inaccurate reading/ poor comprehension

Guesses words, skips or misreads  words

Can't sound out new words, can't remember words

Problems copying from the  board, taking notes

Disorganised

Feels sick thinking about going to school
In High School

Poor vocabulary, poor written work

Verbal skills better than written skills

Poor grades

Wants to leave school
 In Adults

Slow reader/ poor speller

Needs to re-read to understand

Trouble writing memos, letters or filling forms

Poor awareness of surroundings

Which is why it's important for you, if your gut feeling is telling you that there is something wrong with your child's ability to move on from baby talk or focus on the page you are reading to them, to be persistent in finding out what may be problem. 

We suggest that because you know you can't afford to have your child wait, hoping that they'll grow out of these problems while missing important years of schooling