Characteristics of Dyslexia:

Difficulty with Oral Language:

• Late learning to talk
• Difficulty pronouncing words
• Trouble acquiring vocabulary and grammar
• Trouble following directions
• Confusion with concepts
• Difficulty learning the alphabet and rhyming
• Reading Challenges:
• Trouble learning letters and sounds – poor phonological awareness
• Trouble with reversals and order of letters
• Omits or misreads little words
• Trouble decoding longer words
• Difficulty with oral or silent reading
• Slow reading rate

Difficulty with Written Language:

• Trouble putting ideas on paper
• Uncertainty with concepts of right or left
• Handwriting struggles
• Difficulty with organizing written language
• Trouble copying
• Spelling errors
• Trouble applying rules in daily work
• Poor proofreading ability

Other Characteristics of Dyslexia:

• Poor sense of time
• Downward trend in test scores
• Inconsistent schoolwork
• “Lazy” syndrome
• Appears inattentive only during academic tasks
• Difficulty putting thoughts into words or finding the right word
• Difficulty with foreign language

The Dyslexia Resource