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Some points which may indicate Dyslexia Many of the difficulties listed below are
common during a child's first year or two at school. However, if a group of
these symptoms persists beyond the time when the average child has grown out
of them, they may indicate dyslexia, and expert advice should be sought. READING AND SPELLING Confusion of letters similar in
shape: eg. d / b; u / n Confusion of letters similar in
sound: eg. v, f, th; also vowels Reversals: eg. was / saw Transposals: eg. left / felt;
auction / caution Omission or insertion of words Repetition of word or phrase Changing sequence of words: she is / is she Confusion of small words: of, for, from Bizarre spelling READING Difficulty in keeping correct
place on line Difficulty in switching from end
of line to beginning of next one No expression, or intonation in
wrong place Difficulty in understanding a
passage even if correctly read Faulty auditory sequencing: Roman merains (remains) Mispronouncing some words: renember Difficulty in "sounding
out" unfamiliar words WRITING Foreshortening: rember (remember) Fusion: up (up) Repetition of a word or words Capitals left out, or in the wrong
places i's not dotted, t's not crossed,
l's crossed Badly formed letters, or if shape
is correct, formed in unconventional way Difficulty in keeping on the line Omission of punctuation, confusion
over punctuation and syntax Odd pencil grip Difficulty in copying from
blackboard OTHER INDICATIONS Late in learning to speak Difficulty in repeating long
words: eg. unanimous, preliminary Confusion between: right/left; east/west; up/down; etc. Difficulty in sequencing:
alphabet, months of year, numbers, words in a sentence, etc. Difficulty in learning tables, or doing
mental arithmetic Slow in looking up words in a
dictionary, or names in a telephone book Poor concentration and memory Difficulty in interpreting other
symbols: figures, notes in music, morse, etc. Late in learning to tell time, and
in such things as tying shoelaces, etc. Difficulty in understanding
concepts such as: in/on/under;
yesterday/tomorrow Other poor readers or bad spellers
in the family Left-handedness, or mixed
laterality in the child, or members of his family Particular artistic or mechanical
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