Effective dyslexia remediation specifically designed for older struggling readers (age 7+).
Some key dyslexia symptoms are lack of fluency, and lack of accuracy (guessing). Secondary signs may be memorizing sequences, weak spelling, early development speech issues, and current pronunciation issues. Parents or grandparents who struggled in reading increase the risk (genetic link). We may also observe deteriorating motivation for school, and changes in overall behavior (towards depression, or aggression/frustration).
What makes diagnosis somewhat difficult is the fact that one cannot simply place children in two groups: dyslexics and non-dyslexics. The ability to learn to read differs among children. Dyslexic children often try to hide their dyslexia struggles. Dyslexia signs may include a growing dislike of school, starting to dread Mondays, or changes (for the worse) in overall behavior. Dyslexia tends to be hereditary. Delays in early speech development may also indicate future problems in reading. When reading problem are suspected a child deserves to be assessed. Dynaread offers a free online test for children ages seven and up.
References: Linda Siegel, PhD. Perspectives on Dyslexia. Paediatric Child Health; 11(9):581-587.
The following checklist is merely shared to give you some feel for early signs. If your child matches a few of there, we strongle recommend using our free online SDCA Dyslexia Test. That test has been very specifically designed to bring you answers. It's easy to use, takes about 15 minuters, and it's highly accurate.
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Dynaread has been developed in the trenches of actual remediation, with our feet firmly planted on the ground. Scientific research is essential (and we consistently use it), but we also understand the realities at home and in school. Not all homes have two parents, not all Dad's or Mom's are always home, there is oftentimes no money, schools lack staff or funding. We listen, we observe, we discuss, and we build the best solutions we can for older (ages 7+) struggling readers.
