WARNING:
This list only aims at guiding parents in their attempt to understand their child's difficulties. A professional assessment is necessary for diagnosis.

THE DYSLEXIC PERSON CAN EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES IN MANY AREAS OF READING, SPELLING AND WRITING, INCLUDING:
1. rhyming (pat, cat, fat....)
2. pronouncing certain words "busgetti" for "spaghetti"
3. naming the letters (learning the alphabet
4. associating sound (phonetics) with the symbol-letter(grapheme)
5. appropriate sequence if individual letters, and a series of letters which make up a word, in the reading or writing process
a. letter reversal: "b" for "d" (bog for dog)
b. words reversal: "on" for "no", "was" for "saw","tip" for "pit"
c. inversions: "m" for "w"
d. transpositions: "felt" for "left"
e. substitutions: "house" for "home"
6. may confuse small words: "at" for "to", "said" for "and"
7. formation of letters
8. correctly writing letters of the alphabet in the proper sequence
9. finding a word in the dictionary
10. difficulty learning new vocabulary words and remembering facts
11. distinguishing left from right, east from west
12. telling time, days of the week, months of the year
13. confusion with math symbols (+, -, x, /, = )
14. memorizing multiplication tables (sequential memory)
15. memorizing non-phonetic words
16. expressing ideas in writing
17. finding the right word when talking
18. expressing clear ideas verbally
19. often uses an awkward pencil grip (fist, thumb hooked over fingers, etc)
20. planning, organizing and managing time, materials and tasks
21. telling and retelling a story in the correct order
DYSNEMKINESIA (MOTORIC PROBLEM)
1. abnormal letter and number reversals when writing
2. difficulty expressing thoughts in writing
3. poor memory of movement
4. weak laterality and directionality
5. about 10% of individuals who have dyslexia
6. the student writes doy for boy
DYSEIDESIA (VISUAL INTEGRATION PROBLEM)
1. poor recognition ability for whole words
2. slow reading (labored) often poor comprehension
3. phonetic decoding: he reads "lag" for "laugh" or "ball" for "bell"
4. poor spelling phonetic equivalence: "sity" for "city" or "tuphen" for "toughen"
5. approximately 30% of all the cases of dyslexia
DYSPHONESIA (AUDITORY INTEGRATION PROBLEM)
1. poor word attack (reading) he reads "house" for "home" often substitutes words: "table" for "desk"
2. difficulty with the sequence of the sounds and poor at self-correction he writes: "aminal" for "animal" or "acaly" for "alkali"
3. difficulty with the frequency and the duration of the sounds
4. approximately 30% of all the cases of dyslexia
DYSPHONEDEISIA (AUDITORY AND VISUAL)
1. more severe problems
2. approximately 30% of all the cases of dyslexia
3. example: "belot" for "delight"
DYSNEMKINEPHONEDEISIA OR MIXED TYPES
1. very severe problems
• www.dyslexiacentre.ca
• www.interdys.org

The information on this web site is only for general informational purposes. It is not intended to substitute professional evaluation. If you feel that professional interventions are necessary, please check with approprite professionals.

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