Symptoms of Dyslexia
We have compiled a list of the most common symptoms of what could be dyslexia in preschoolers, primary schoolers, high schoolers and adults. One of the early symptoms may be the child’s inability to understand rhyming words. Take our free dyslexia test to learn more.
Symptoms in preschool children. Some of the symptoms of dyslexia or SLD in a preschooler could include
- Delayed speech.
- Problems with pronunciation.
- Problems with rhyming words and learning rhymes.
- Difficulty with learning shapes, colours and how to write their own name.
- Difficulty with retelling a story in the right order of events.
Symptoms in primary school children. Some of the symptoms of dyslexia in a primary school age child could include:
- Problems with reading a single word.
- Often confuses certain letters when writing, such as ‘d’ and ‘b’ or ‘m’ and ‘w’.
- Often writes words backwards, such as writing ‘pot’ when the word ‘top’ was intended.
- Problems with grammar, such as learning prefixes or suffixes.
- Tries to avoid reading aloud in class.
- Doesn’t like reading books.
- Reads below their expected level.
Symptoms in high school children. Some of the symptoms of dyslexia in a high school student could include:
- Poor reading.
- Bad spelling, including different misspellings of the same word in one writing assignment.
- Difficulties with writing summaries.
- Problems with learning foreign languages.
Symptoms in adults. Some of the symptoms of dyslexia or SLD in an adult could include:
- Reading and spelling problems.
- Doesn’t like reading books.
- Avoids tasks that involve writing, or else gets someone else to do the writing for them.
- Better than average memory.
- Often, a greater than average spatial ability – the person may be talented in art, design, and mathematics or engineering.